Physical & aggregate · 2024
Specific Conductance in Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA tap water
Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 UMHO/CM (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | 1100 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | 1100 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Average Entry point | 543.2692307692307 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Average Source water | 1090.8333333333333 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Verbatim from Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, 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 Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA compares
5 of the 100 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 Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA tap water?
Yes — Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 1090.8333333333333 UMHO/CM. Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 UMHO/CM (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance is 1600 UMHO/CM. 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 100 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Hayward, CA, Eastern Municipal Wd, CA, Eastern Municipal Wd, 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 Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, 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/ventura-wwd-no-8-simi-valley/2024/source.