Inorganic chemicals · 2022

Sulfate in Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Source water
120 mg/L
Range
Source water
88–140 mg/L

Verbatim from Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2022 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 88–140 mg/L. Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Sulfate. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+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.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, 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/whittier-city-water-dept-whittier-ca/2022/source.

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