Metals · 2023
Boron in Ventura, CA tap water
Ventura, CA's 2023 Boron measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Ground Water | 0.07 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Casitas MWD | 0.2 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Ground Water | 0–0.5 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Ventura River | 0–0.4 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Ventura River | 0.13 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Casitas MWD | 0.2 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Boron
A naturally occurring element from rock and soil.
No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.
How Ventura, CA compares
5 of the 57 systems measuring Boron on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Boron:
People also ask
+Is there Boron in Ventura, CA tap water?
Yes — Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Boron at 0.2 mg/L. Ventura, CA's 2023 Boron measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Boron in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Boron is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Boron?
A naturally occurring element from rock and soil. No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Boron over the federal limit?
5 of the 57 systems on The Water Map measuring Boron report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Oxnard, CA, Burbank, CA, Inglewood, CA.
+Where does this Boron measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Boron entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ventura, 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/2023/source.