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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (hexavalent)

City of Tulare

Chromium (hexavalent) is a carcinogen that commonly contaminates American drinking water. Chromium (hexavalent) in drinking water may be due to industrial pollution or natural occurrences in mineral deposits and groundwater. Read more about chromium (hexavalent).

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250

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

211

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.59 ppb134118ND - 2.80 ppb
20151.49 ppb9074ND - 3.20 ppb
20161.21 ppb2518ND - 2.40 ppb
2017N/A00N/A
20181.80 ppb111.80 ppb
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.02 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.02 ppb for chromium (hexavalent) was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-03A4A0176-35A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-33A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-31A1.80 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-29A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-43A1.80 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-25A1.80 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-27A2.20 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-21A1.80 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-05A1.80 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-19A2.20 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-17A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-15A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-13A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-37A2.20 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-41A1.80 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-45A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-47A2.20 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-11A2.00 ppb
2014-01-03A4A0176-39A1.80 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0173-09A1.70 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0159-01A1.20 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0167-01A1.80 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0173-05A1.20 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0167-05A2.00 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0167-09A2.20 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0173-01A2.50 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0159-05A1.60 ppb
2014-01-22A4A0159-09AND
2014-01-23A4A0152-09AND
2014-01-23A4A0174-13A2.40 ppb
2014-01-23A4A0174-01A1.40 ppb
2014-01-23A4A0171-09A2.40 ppb
2014-01-23A4A0174-09A2.60 ppb
2014-01-23A4A0152-01AND
2014-01-23A4A0171-05A1.60 ppb
2014-01-23A4A0171-01A1.80 ppb
2014-01-23A4A0174-05A1.000 ppb
2014-01-23A4A0152-05A2.10 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0175-09A1.40 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0175-13A2.70 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0172-09A1.60 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0175-01A1.50 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0172-05A1.70 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0172-01A1.50 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0176-23A0.0490 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0176-07A2.00 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0176-09A1.80 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0176-01A1.80 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0176-03A2.20 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0161-01A2.70 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0175-05A2.40 ppb
2014-01-24A4A0161-05A2.10 ppb
2014-07-15A4G0620-11A1.50 ppb
2014-07-15A4G0608-11AND
2014-07-15A4G0617-01A1.60 ppb
2014-07-15A4G0608-01AND
2014-07-15A4G0620-01A2.60 ppb
2014-07-15A4G0617-06A1.70 ppb
2014-07-15A4G0620-06A1.50 ppb
2014-07-15A4G0617-11A1.90 ppb
2014-07-15A4G0608-06A1.80 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1353-16A1.80 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1353-11A2.10 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1343-01A1.70 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1353-01A1.30 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1349-01A1.30 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1349-06A1.50 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1353-06A0.800 ppb
2014-07-16A4G1343-11AND
2014-07-17A4G1388-11A1.60 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1388-16A2.20 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1388-01A2.40 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1382-11A1.30 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1382-06A1.40 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1382-01A1.20 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1376-05A1.80 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1376-07A1.30 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1376-03AND
2014-07-17A4G1376-01A1.30 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1363-06A1.80 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1388-06A2.30 ppb
2014-07-17A4G1343-06AND
2014-07-17A4G1363-01A1.70 ppb
2014-08-135810-001-10352.80 ppb
2014-08-135810-002-09051.70 ppb
2014-08-135810-008-09151.90 ppb
2014-08-135810-011-08502.10 ppb
2014-08-135810-012-10251.50 ppb
2014-08-135810-013-08151.40 ppb
2014-08-135810-014-0735ND
2014-08-135810-015-07081.40 ppb
2014-08-135810-017-10451.80 ppb
2014-08-135810-019-0846ND
2014-08-135810-021-08342.40 ppb
2014-08-135810-022-07451.50 ppb
2014-08-135810-025-09451.40 ppb
2014-08-135810-026-09002.00 ppb
2014-08-135810-033-07402.30 ppb
2014-08-135810-047-10151.30 ppb
2014-08-135810-048-08231.40 ppb
2014-08-135810-051-08151.60 ppb
2014-08-135810-052-07572.40 ppb
2014-08-135810-055-09161.50 ppb
2014-08-135810-056-07251.60 ppb
2014-08-135810-057-08082.20 ppb
2014-08-135810-061-0945ND
2014-08-135810-065-0755ND
2014-08-135810-067-08551.70 ppb
2014-08-135810-069-08301.70 ppb
2014-12-045810-001-08152.30 ppb
2014-12-045810-002-09401.70 ppb
2014-12-045810-008-09301.70 ppb
2014-12-045810-011-09152.10 ppb
2014-12-045810-013-08251.50 ppb
2014-12-045810-014-1015ND
2014-12-045810-015-08551.40 ppb
2014-12-045810-017-09502.20 ppb
2014-12-045810-019-0910ND
2014-12-045810-021-08502.50 ppb
2014-12-045810-022-08051.50 ppb
2014-12-045810-025-07541.60 ppb
2014-12-045810-026-09202.10 ppb
2014-12-045810-033-10401.50 ppb
2014-12-045810-047-08451.50 ppb
2014-12-045810-048-0835ND
2014-12-045810-051-09101.60 ppb
2014-12-045810-052-09502.30 ppb
2014-12-045810-055-10551.40 ppb
2014-12-045810-056-08451.20 ppb
2014-12-045810-057-10051.70 ppb
2014-12-045810-061-09452.30 ppb
2014-12-045810-065-1140ND
2014-12-045810-067-10321.60 ppb
2014-12-045810-069-10431.80 ppb
2015-03-055810-008-09451.80 ppb
2015-03-055810-011-08502.10 ppb
2015-03-055810-012-10451.10 ppb
2015-03-055810-013-07451.50 ppb
2015-03-055810-014-0830ND
2015-03-055810-015-08201.50 ppb
2015-03-055810-017-11051.80 ppb
2015-03-055810-019-0947ND
2015-03-055810-021-09352.50 ppb
2015-03-055810-022-08251.50 ppb
2015-03-055810-025-11001.50 ppb
2015-03-055810-026-10052.10 ppb
2015-03-055810-033-0835ND
2015-03-055810-047-0945ND
2015-03-055810-048-0920ND
2015-03-055810-055-09301.40 ppb
2015-03-055810-056-08051.70 ppb
2015-03-055810-057-08552.40 ppb
2015-03-055810-065-0750ND
2015-03-055810-067-09081.80 ppb
2015-03-055810-069-08501.90 ppb
2015-06-045810-001-09303.20 ppb
2015-06-045810-002-11301.70 ppb
2015-06-045810-008-11401.70 ppb
2015-06-045810-011-11152.10 ppb
2015-06-045810-012-10001.10 ppb
2015-06-045810-014-1127ND
2015-06-045810-015-10301.40 ppb
2015-06-045810-017-10231.90 ppb
2015-06-045810-019-0845ND
2015-06-045810-021-08152.50 ppb
2015-06-045810-025-09001.50 ppb
2015-06-045810-026-08302.10 ppb
2015-06-045810-033-07302.40 ppb
2015-06-045810-048-10151.70 ppb
2015-06-045810-051-11051.60 ppb
2015-06-045810-056-10401.70 ppb
2015-06-045810-057-08002.30 ppb
2015-06-045810-065-0730ND
2015-06-045810-067-08271.80 ppb
2015-06-045810-069-08121.80 ppb
2015-09-155810-001-10352.90 ppb
2015-09-155810-002-11201.60 ppb
2015-09-155810-008-11001.80 ppb
2015-09-155810-012-10051.10 ppb
2015-09-155810-013-06351.60 ppb
2015-09-155810-014-0705ND
2015-09-155810-015-07051.40 ppb
2015-09-155810-017-08171.80 ppb
2015-09-155810-019-0855ND
2015-09-155810-021-08252.40 ppb
2015-09-155810-022-09421.50 ppb
2015-09-155810-025-09451.50 ppb
2015-09-155810-026-09302.00 ppb
2015-09-155810-047-10511.10 ppb
2015-09-155810-048-08101.40 ppb
2015-09-155810-051-08331.60 ppb
2015-09-155810-052-07302.20 ppb
2015-09-155810-055-09231.50 ppb
2015-09-155810-056-06501.60 ppb
2015-09-155810-057-07202.30 ppb
2015-09-155810-065-0757ND
2015-09-155810-067-09021.70 ppb
2015-09-155810-069-08461.70 ppb
2015-09-245810-061-07171.70 ppb
2015-12-085810-001-10321.40 ppb
2015-12-085810-002-09251.70 ppb
2015-12-085810-008-09451.70 ppb
2015-12-085810-011-09052.90 ppb
2015-12-085810-012-1020ND
2015-12-085810-013-10101.30 ppb
2015-12-085810-014-0815ND
2015-12-085810-015-08252.00 ppb
2015-12-085810-017-11251.90 ppb
2015-12-085810-019-1045ND
2015-12-085810-021-10252.30 ppb
2015-12-085810-022-08451.40 ppb
2015-12-085810-025-10001.50 ppb
2015-12-085810-026-09352.00 ppb
2015-12-085810-047-11051.90 ppb
2015-12-085810-048-09121.20 ppb
2015-12-085810-051-09071.50 ppb
2015-12-085810-052-08402.50 ppb
2015-12-085810-055-08251.50 ppb
2015-12-085810-056-08051.30 ppb
2015-12-085810-057-08552.20 ppb
2015-12-085810-061-11002.40 ppb
2015-12-085810-065-0925ND
2015-12-085810-067-08152.10 ppb
2015-12-085810-069-09002.10 ppb
2016-03-035810-001-10152.10 ppb
2016-03-035810-002-11051.80 ppb
2016-03-035810-008-11301.90 ppb
2016-03-035810-011-10451.40 ppb
2016-03-035810-012-09571.10 ppb
2016-03-035810-013-09551.40 ppb
2016-03-035810-014-0815ND
2016-03-035810-015-08151.40 ppb
2016-03-035810-017-09051.50 ppb
2016-03-035810-019-1200ND
2016-03-035810-021-11402.40 ppb
2016-03-035810-025-0940ND
2016-03-035810-026-09152.00 ppb
2016-03-035810-026-09351.40 ppb
2016-03-035810-047-1044ND
2016-03-035810-048-09001.40 ppb
2016-03-035810-051-07361.50 ppb
2016-03-035810-052-08302.20 ppb
2016-03-035810-055-09291.40 ppb
2016-03-035810-056-08001.30 ppb
2016-03-035810-057-08432.30 ppb
2016-03-035810-061-1149ND
2016-03-035810-065-1000ND
2016-03-035810-067-08301.80 ppb
2016-03-035810-069-0755ND
2018-06-255806-073-11101.80 ppb