Metals · 2023

Arsenic in Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
0–1.9 ug/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Treated¹ Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
1.6 ug/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
0–3.4 ug/L
Reported level
Treated¹ Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Arsenic

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.

A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

How Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 807 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:

People also ask

+Is there Arsenic in Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0–3.4 ug/L. Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Arsenic?

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?

5 of the 807 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pearland, TX, Mendota, City of — Mendota, Ca, CA, Rockford, IL.

+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, 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/sweetwater-authority-chula-vista-ca/2023/source.

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