Metals · 2024
Lead in City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA tap water
City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 15 ug/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level MWD Jensen Plant 98% of Supply | 0–5.4 ug/L | 15 ug/L Action level |
Verbatim from City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA compares
5 of the 330 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0–5.4 ug/L. City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 15 ug/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 15 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 330 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Long Beach, CA, Santa Rosa, City of, CA, Cincinnati, OH.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, 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/thousand-oaks-water-department/2024/source.