Metals · 2023

Chromium, Hexavalent in Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Beltz 12 Water Treatment Plant
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant
0.17–0.29 ug/L
Reported level
Beltz Water Treatment Plant
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chromium, Hexavalent

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium.

A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

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People also ask

+Is there Chromium, Hexavalent in Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Hexavalent at 0.17–0.29 ug/L. Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Chromium, Hexavalent in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Chromium, Hexavalent. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Chromium, Hexavalent?

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium. A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

+Where does this Chromium, Hexavalent measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium, Hexavalent entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/santa-cruz-water-department-santa-cruz-ca/2023/source.

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