Metals · 2024
Potassium in Vancouver, WA tap water
Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Potassium at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 4 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | 2.2 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Potassium
A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.
Not federally regulated for health.
How Vancouver, WA compares
2 of the 82 systems measuring Potassium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Potassium:
People also ask
+Is there Potassium in Vancouver, WA tap water?
Yes — Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Potassium at 4 mg/L. Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Potassium at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Potassium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Potassium is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Potassium?
A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. Not federally regulated for health.
+Which other U.S. cities have Potassium over the federal limit?
2 of the 82 systems on The Water Map measuring Potassium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Burbank, CA.
+Where does this Potassium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Potassium 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.