Inorganic chemicals · 2024

Sulfate in St George, UT tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

St George, UT's 2024 Sulfate level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (500 mg/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Washington County Water Conservancy District Sources Quail Creek WTP
209 mg/L
Range
City of St. George Groundwater Sources
1.38–451 mg/L
Reported level
Washington County Water Conservancy District Sources Sand Hollow Wells
119 mg/L

Verbatim from St George, UT's 2024 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 St George, UT compares

3 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 St George, UT tap water?

Yes — St George, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 1.38–451 mg/L. St George, UT's 2024 Sulfate level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (500 mg/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

+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?

3 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, Ventura, CA.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the St George, UT 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/ut/st-george/2024/source.

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