Metals · 2023
Selenium in Ventura, CA tap water
Ventura, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 0.05 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Ground Water | 0.014 mg/L | 0.05 mg/L MCL |
Range Ventura River | 0–0.006 mg/L | 0.05 mg/L MCL |
Range Casitas MWD | Not detected mg/L | 0.05 mg/L MCL |
Range Ground Water | 0–0.029 mg/L | 0.05 mg/L MCL |
Average Ventura River | 0.002 mg/L | 0.05 mg/L MCL |
Average Casitas MWD | Not detected mg/L | 0.05 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Ventura, CA's 2023 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, CA compares
2 of the 100 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, CA tap water?
Yes — Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 0.014 mg/L. Ventura, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 0.05 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Selenium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Selenium is 0.05 mg/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?
2 of the 100 systems on The Water Map measuring Selenium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Mcallen, TX, Birmingham, AL.
+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Selenium 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.