Metals · 2024
Lead in Thousand Oaks, CA tap water
Thousand Oaks, CA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level MWD Jensen Plant 98% of Supply | 0–5.4 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Thousand Oaks, 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 Thousand Oaks, CA compares
1 of the 359 CA 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 Thousand Oaks, CA tap water?
Yes — Thousand Oaks, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0–5.4 ug/L. Thousand Oaks, CA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Lead. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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?
1 of the 359 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Thousand Oaks, 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/2024/source.