Inorganic chemicals · 2021

Sulfate in So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
of Levels Detected
60 mg/L
Range
System-wide
32–82 mg/L

Verbatim from So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Sulfate

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.

No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 60 mg/L. So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Sulfate?

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, 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/so-cal-edison-co-santa-catalina-avalon-ca/2021/source.

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