Metals · 2024

Aluminum in Boulder, CO tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Boulder, CO's 2024 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
58 ug/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
0–70 ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
58 ug/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
47 ug/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Boulder, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Aluminum

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

People also ask

+Is there Aluminum in Boulder, CO tap water?

Yes — Boulder, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 0–70 ug/L. Boulder, CO's 2024 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Aluminum?

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Boulder, CO 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/co/boulder/2024/source.

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