Physical & aggregate · 2024
Specific Conductance in Vacaville, CA tap water
Vacaville, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Nbr | 380–447 | 1600 MCL |
Range Vwtp | 390 | 1600 MCL |
Average 2023 Groundwater | 589 | 1600 MCL |
Average Nbr | 416 | 1600 MCL |
Average Vwtp | 390 | 1600 MCL |
Range 2023 Groundwater | 450–820 | 1600 MCL |
Verbatim from Vacaville, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Specific Conductance
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content.
Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
How Vacaville, CA compares
5 of the 88 systems measuring Specific Conductance on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Specific Conductance:
People also ask
+Is there Specific Conductance in Vacaville, CA tap water?
Yes — Vacaville, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 589. Vacaville, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance is 1600 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Specific Conductance?
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content. Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
+Which other U.S. cities have Specific Conductance over the federal limit?
5 of the 88 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, Irvine, CA.
+Where does this Specific Conductance measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Specific Conductance entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Vacaville, 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/vacaville/2024/source.