Metals · 2023

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

Within the federal limit· 0.4× the limit

Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
0–19 ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
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
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
4.6 ug/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
Not detected ug/L

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

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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People also ask

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

Yes — Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 0–19 ug/L. Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium 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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