Metals · 2023

Chromium, Total in SFPUC City Distribution Division, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.6× the limit

SFPUC City Distribution Division, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chromium, Total at or above the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.6× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
0.1 ug/L
Range
Or Level Found
0–0.2 ug/L
Average
System-wide
11 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–23 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–0.4 ug/L
Average
System-wide
0.1 ug/L
Range
System-wide
7.5–24 ug/L
Average
System-wide
16 ug/L

Verbatim from SFPUC City Distribution Division, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chromium, Total

Total chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause allergic dermatitis; includes hexavalent chromium.

How SFPUC City Distribution Division, CA compares

1 of the 93 systems measuring Chromium, Total on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chromium, Total:

People also ask

+Is there Chromium, Total in SFPUC City Distribution Division, CA tap water?

Yes — SFPUC City Distribution Division, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Total at 16 ug/L. SFPUC City Distribution Division, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chromium, Total at or above the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.6× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Chromium, Total is 10 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, Total?

Total chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause allergic dermatitis; includes hexavalent chromium.

+Which other U.S. cities have Chromium, Total over the federal limit?

1 of the 93 systems on The Water Map measuring Chromium, Total report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Norman, OK.

+Where does this Chromium, Total measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium, Total entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the SFPUC City Distribution Division, 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/sfpuc-city-distribution-division/2023/source.

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