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Aluminum

Ventura County Waterworks District No. 19 - Somis

NOTE: Ventura County Waterworks District No. 19 - Somis purchases water from Calleguas Municipal Water District which is required to test for aluminum. Sample information shown below was taken by Calleguas Municipal Water District.

Aluminum is a metal released from metal refineries and mining operations. Too much aluminum exposure can impair children's brain development.

 

42

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for aluminum 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 harm to the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Ventura County Waterworks District No. 19 - Somis purchases water from Calleguas Municipal Water District which is required to test for aluminum. Sample information shown below was taken by Calleguas Municipal Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-13CA5610050_015_015-201802131050ND
2018-02-13CA5610050_016_016-201802130945ND
2018-02-26CA5610050_004_004-201802260915ND
2018-03-07CA5610050_013_013-201803071320150.0 ppb
2018-03-08CA5610050_012_012-20180308100050.0 ppb
2018-03-08CA5610050_014_014-201803081330ND
2018-04-30CA5610050_017_017-201804301030ND
2018-11-05CA5610050_004_004-201811050820ND
2019-01-29CA5610050_004_004-201901290930ND
2019-02-04CA5610050_018_018-201902040945ND
2019-02-05CA5610050_023_023-201902050945ND
2019-02-05CA5610050_022_022-201902051020ND
2019-02-07CA5610050_020_020-20190207084050.0 ppb
2019-02-11CA5610050_021_021-201902110930ND
2019-02-19CA5610050_019_019-201902191100110.0 ppb
2019-11-04CA5610050_004_004-201911040800ND
2020-01-03CA5610050_007_007-20200103103050.0 ppb
2020-01-07CA5610050_008_008-202001071030ND
2020-01-30CA5610050_004_004-202001300930ND
2020-02-03CA5610050_011_011-202002030945ND
2020-02-10CA5610050_009_009-202002101145ND
2020-02-10CA5610050_006_006-202002101005260.0 ppb
2020-02-12CA5610050_010_010-202002121110ND
2020-11-04CA5610050_004_004-202011040830ND
2021-02-10CA5610050_015_015-202102100830ND
2021-02-11CA5610050_004_004-202102110920ND
2021-02-17CA5610050_017_017-202102171100ND
2021-02-17CA5610050_012_012-202102171000ND
2021-02-19CA5610050_013_013-202102191040ND
2021-02-22CA5610050_016_016-202102221117ND
2022-01-03CA5610050_004_004-202201030920ND
2022-01-04CA5610050_019_019-202201040850ND
2022-01-06CA5610050_023_023-202201060920ND
2022-01-13CA5610050_020_020-202201130950ND
2022-01-19CA5610050_018_018-202201191115ND
2022-01-19CA5610050_022_022-202201191200ND
2022-07-27CA5610050_021_021-202207271040ND
2023-03-15CA5610050_004_004-202303150900ND
2023-03-21CA5610050_008_008-202303211100ND
2023-03-21CA5610050_006_006-202303211000ND
2023-03-22CA5610050_009_009-202303221140ND
2023-09-20CA5610050_007_007-202309200845ND