Metals · 2025

Selenium in Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2025 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 UG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
10 UG/L
Average
Entry point
10 UG/L

Verbatim from Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

How Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA compares

5 of the 240 systems measuring Selenium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Selenium:

People also ask

+Is there Selenium in Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA tap water?

Yes — Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 10 UG/L. Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2025 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 UG/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Selenium in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

+Which other U.S. cities have Selenium over the federal limit?

5 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Selenium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Mcallen, TX, Birmingham, AL, Saticoy Country Club-city of Ventura, CA.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium entry from the 2025 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/2025/source.

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