Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Sulfate in Ventura, CA tap water
Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Sulfate at or above the federal limit (500 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Casitas MWD | 166 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Average Casitas MWD | 166 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Range Ventura River | 205–289 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Average Ventura River | 267 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Average Ground Water | 631 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Range Ground Water | 565–763 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Sulfate
A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.
No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.
How Ventura, CA compares
2 of the 153 systems measuring Sulfate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Sulfate:
People also ask
+Is there Sulfate in Ventura, CA tap water?
Yes — Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 631 mg/L. Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Sulfate at or above the federal limit (500 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Sulfate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Sulfate is 500 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Sulfate?
A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.
+Which other U.S. cities have Sulfate over the federal limit?
2 of the 153 systems on The Water Map measuring Sulfate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lakewood, CO, Santa Rosa, CA.
+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Sulfate 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.