Metals · 2023

Iron in Slo Cwwd No. 23 - Santa Margarita — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Slo Cwwd No. 23 - Santa Margarita — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Iron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Range Detected
0–360 ug/L
Average
System-wide
171 ug/L

Verbatim from Slo Cwwd No. 23 - Santa Margarita — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Slo Cwwd No. 23 - Santa Margarita — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Slo Cwwd No. 23 - Santa Margarita — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Iron at 171 ug/L. Slo Cwwd No. 23 - Santa Margarita — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Slo Cwwd No. 23 - Santa Margarita — San Luis Obispo, 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/slo-cwwd-no-23-santa-margarita-san-luis-obispo-ca/2023/source.

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