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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (hexavalent)

Santa Lucia Preserve Ws

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).

 

57

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.00727 ppb331ND - 0.240 ppb
2015ND30ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND210ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-07-301644-055-1145ND
2014-07-301644-054-11000.240 ppb
2014-08-041644-061-0930ND
2014-10-105810-042-1424ND
2014-10-135810-063-1130ND
2014-11-245810-001-1330ND
2014-11-245810-013-1030ND
2014-11-245810-014-1340ND
2014-11-245810-021-1055ND
2014-11-245810-027-1020ND
2014-11-245810-028-1140ND
2014-11-245810-030-1045ND
2014-11-245810-032-1300ND
2014-11-245810-033-1125ND
2014-11-245810-039-1150ND
2014-11-245810-044-1115ND
2014-11-255810-031-1335ND
2014-11-255810-029-1345ND
2014-11-255810-023-1200ND
2014-11-255810-020-1020ND
2014-11-255810-019-1145ND
2014-11-255810-041-1030ND
2014-11-255810-011-1330ND
2014-11-255810-006-1130ND
2014-11-255810-010-1320ND
2014-12-015810-005-1215ND
2014-12-015810-024-1130ND
2014-12-015810-018-1145ND
2014-12-045810-004-0840ND
2014-12-045810-022-1100ND
2014-12-045810-012-0830ND
2014-12-045810-015-1040ND
2014-12-195810-025-1500ND
2015-04-275810-062-1000ND
2015-04-285810-064-1030ND
2015-08-275810-061-1420ND
2017-01-305810-039-0902ND
2017-10-125810-042-1045ND
2017-10-125810-063-1158ND
2017-11-205810-041-1154ND
2017-11-205810-013-1202ND
2017-11-205810-023-1159ND
2017-11-275810-006-1112ND
2017-11-275810-010-0948ND
2017-11-275810-011-0953ND
2017-11-275810-014-1019ND
2017-11-275810-019-1125ND
2017-11-275810-020-1222ND
2017-11-275810-021-1210ND
2017-11-275810-027-1130ND
2017-11-275810-028-1140ND
2017-11-275810-030-1203ND
2017-11-275810-031-0958ND
2017-11-275810-032-1046ND
2017-11-275810-033-1240ND
2017-11-275810-001-1038ND
2017-11-275810-044-1215ND