Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Sulfate in City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA tap water
City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Sulfate measurement is below the federal limit of 500 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Calleguas LBWFP 2% of Supply | 102–103 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Reported level MWD Jensen Plant 98% of Supply | 89–92 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Sulfate
A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.
No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.
How City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA compares
5 of the 221 systems measuring Sulfate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Sulfate:
People also ask
+Is there Sulfate in City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 102–103 mg/L. City of Thousand Oaks Water Department, CA's 2024 Sulfate measurement is below the federal limit of 500 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Sulfate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Sulfate is 500 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Sulfate?
A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.
+Which other U.S. cities have Sulfate over the federal limit?
5 of the 221 systems on The Water Map measuring Sulfate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Oxnard Water Dept, CA, Oxnard Water Dept, CA, Oxnard Water Dept, CA.
+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Sulfate 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.