Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Nitrate in City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA tap water
City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Calleguas LBWFP 2% of Supply | Not detected mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level MWD Jensen Plant 98% of Supply | 0.5 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA compares
5 of the 328 systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 0.5 mg/L. City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
5 of the 328 systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pittsburgh, PA, Albuquerque, NM, City of Hialeah, FL.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate 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.