Inorganic chemicals · 2024

Sulfate in Richmond, VA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Richmond, VA's 2024 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Richmond's Results
37.4 mg/L

Verbatim from Richmond, VA'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 Richmond, VA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in Richmond, VA tap water?

Yes — Richmond, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 37.4 mg/L. Richmond, VA's 2024 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Richmond, VA 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/va/richmond/2024/source.

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