Inorganic chemicals · 2022

Sulfate in City of South Pasadena — South Pasadena, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of South Pasadena — South Pasadena, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
PASADENA GROUNDWATER (Pasadena Zone Only)
74 mg/L
Range
PASADENA GROUNDWATER (Pasadena Zone Only)
37–130 mg/L
Range
Metropolitan Imported Water
210–230 mg/L
Range
South Pasadena Groundwater
31–46 mg/L
Reported level
Metropolitan Imported Water
220 mg/L
Reported level
South Pasadena Groundwater
39 mg/L

Verbatim from City of South Pasadena — South Pasadena, Ca, CA's 2022 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 City of South Pasadena — South Pasadena, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of South Pasadena — South Pasadena, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 210–230 mg/L. City of South Pasadena — South Pasadena, Ca, CA's 2022 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 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of South Pasadena — South Pasadena, 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/south-pasadena-south-pasadena-ca/2022/source.

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