Metals · 2020

Iron in Sierra Madre-city, Water Dept. — Sierra Madre, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Sierra Madre-city, Water Dept. — Sierra Madre, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Iron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–130 ug/L
Average
Average Amount
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Sierra Madre-city, Water Dept. — Sierra Madre, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Iron

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Iron in Sierra Madre-city, Water Dept. — Sierra Madre, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Sierra Madre-city, Water Dept. — Sierra Madre, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Iron at Not detected ug/L. Sierra Madre-city, Water Dept. — Sierra Madre, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Iron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Iron?

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

+Where does this Iron measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Iron entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Sierra Madre-city, Water Dept. — Sierra Madre, 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/sierra-madre-city-water-dept-sierra-madre-ca/2020/source.

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