Metals · 2024
Calcium in Vancouver, WA tap water
Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Calcium at or above the federal limit (37 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 37 mg/L | 37 mg/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | 20 mg/L | 37 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Calcium
A naturally occurring mineral that contributes to water hardness.
Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling and taste.
How Vancouver, WA compares
2 of the 117 systems measuring Calcium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Calcium:
People also ask
+Is there Calcium in Vancouver, WA tap water?
Yes — Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Calcium at 37 mg/L. Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Calcium at or above the federal limit (37 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Calcium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Calcium is 37 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Calcium?
A naturally occurring mineral that contributes to water hardness. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling and taste.
+Which other U.S. cities have Calcium over the federal limit?
2 of the 117 systems on The Water Map measuring Calcium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Burbank, CA.
+Where does this Calcium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Calcium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Vancouver, WA 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/wa/vancouver/2024/source.