Metals · 2023

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

Approaching the federal limit· 1.0× the limit

Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (50 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Range Detected
0–52 ug/L
Average
System-wide
48 ug/L

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

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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People also ask

+Is there Selenium 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 Selenium at 48 ug/L. Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (50 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

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

The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium 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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