Metals · 2024
Aluminum in Sunnyvale, CA tap water
Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Valley Water | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Groundwater Well | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average SFPUC | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Valley Water | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Groundwater Well | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range SFPUC | 0–0.06 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 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.
How Sunnyvale, CA compares
5 of the 125 systems measuring Aluminum on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Aluminum:
People also ask
+Is there Aluminum in Sunnyvale, CA tap water?
Yes — Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at Not detected mg/L. Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Aluminum in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Aluminum is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Aluminum?
A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.
+Which other U.S. cities have Aluminum over the federal limit?
5 of the 125 systems on The Water Map measuring Aluminum report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Salt Lake City, UT, Inglewood, CA, Catoosa Utility District Authority, TN.
+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Sunnyvale, 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/sunnyvale/2024/source.