Metals · 2023

Chromium, Hexavalent in Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Treated¹ Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
0–0.4 ug/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
0.2 ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
0.2 ug/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
0.2 ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
0.2 ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
0–0.3 ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Treated¹ Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
0.2 ug/L

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

About Chromium, Hexavalent

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium.

A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

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People also ask

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

Yes — Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Hexavalent at 0–0.4 ug/L. Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Chromium, Hexavalent in drinking water?

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

+What is Chromium, Hexavalent?

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium. A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

+Where does this Chromium, Hexavalent measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium, Hexavalent 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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