Metals · 2023

Chromium, Hexavalent in Scwa - Arden Park Vista — Sacramento, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Scwa - Arden Park Vista — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Northgate
5.3–12 ug/L
Average
Swt
5.3 ug/L
Range
Arden Park Vista
0–3.6 ug/L
Average
Northgate
9.5 ug/L
Range
Swt
3.5–6.7 ug/L
Average
Arden Park Vista
2.4 ug/L

Verbatim from Scwa - Arden Park Vista — Sacramento, 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 Scwa - Arden Park Vista — Sacramento, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Scwa - Arden Park Vista — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Hexavalent at 9.5 ug/L. Scwa - Arden Park Vista — Sacramento, 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 federal Public health goal for Chromium, Hexavalent is 0.02 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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 Scwa - Arden Park Vista — Sacramento, 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/scwa-arden-park-vista-sacramento-ca/2023/source.

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