Metals · 2023

Aluminum in Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Range Detected
0–0.16 mg/L
Average
System-wide
0.078 mg/L

Verbatim from Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Aluminum

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

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People also ask

+Is there Aluminum in Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 0.078 mg/L. Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Aluminum?

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — 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/slocsa-10a-cayucos-san-luis-obispo-ca/2023/source.

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