Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Sulfate in City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
35.2 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
224 mg/L
Range
System-wide
34.8–35.5 mg/L
Range
System-wide
196–253 mg/L

Verbatim from City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Sulfate

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.

No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 224 mg/L. City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Sulfate in drinking water?

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

+What is Sulfate?

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, 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/seal-beach-seal-beach-ca/2023/source.

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