Aluminum

Truckee Meadows Water Authority

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

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112

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	7.29 ppb	14	2	ND - 55.0 ppb
2015	ND	9	0	ND
2016	ND	20	0	ND
2017	ND	25	0	ND
2018	ND	21	0	ND
2019	ND	23	0	ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-04-22	0414-13-I	ND
2014-04-22	0414-12-IS	ND
2014-04-22	0414-16-IS	ND
2014-04-23	0414-17-IS	ND
2014-06-09	0614-06-IS	47.0 ppb
2014-06-09	0614-07-I	ND
2014-06-17	0614-11-IS	ND
2014-06-17	0614-10-I	ND
2014-06-17	0614-09-I	ND
2014-06-17	0614-12-IS	ND
2014-06-17	0614-13-IS	ND
2014-06-17	0614-14-IS	55.0 ppb
2014-06-24	0614-28-IS	ND
2014-06-24	0614-26-IS	ND
2015-06-08	1506017-01	ND
2015-06-08	1506018-01	ND
2015-06-11	1506027-SEC	ND
2015-06-17	1506035-01	ND
2015-06-17	1506036-01	ND
2015-06-17	1506037-01	ND
2015-06-17	1506038-01	ND
2015-06-23	1506055-01	ND
2015-06-23	1506061-01	ND
2016-05-31	1605028-01	ND
2016-05-31	1605025-01	ND
2016-05-31	1605026-01	ND
2016-05-31	1605027-01	ND
2016-06-01	1606001-01	ND
2016-06-06	1606010-01	ND
2016-07-19	1607023-01	ND
2016-07-19	1607024-01	ND
2016-07-19	1607025-01	ND
2016-08-04	1608010-01	ND
2016-08-04	1608011-01	ND
2016-08-15	1608022-01	ND
2016-08-15	1608023-01	ND
2016-08-24	1608035-01	ND
2016-08-24	1608034-01	ND
2016-08-24	1608033-01	ND
2016-08-24	1608037-01	ND
2016-08-25	1608036-01	ND
2016-08-25	1608039-01	ND
2016-11-01	1610053-01WET	ND
2017-02-07	1702004-01	ND
2017-03-08	1703009-01	ND
2017-03-08	1703008-01	ND
2017-05-02	1705003-01	ND
2017-05-02	1705004-01	ND
2017-05-02	1705005-01	ND
2017-05-15	1705023-01	ND
2017-05-15	1705025-01	ND
2017-05-15	1705024-01	ND
2017-05-25	1705041-01	ND
2017-07-11	1707003-01WET	ND
2017-07-11	1707002-01WET	ND
2017-07-11	1707005-01WET	ND
2017-07-11	1707004-01WET	ND
2017-07-18	1707020-01WET	ND
2017-07-18	1707021-01WET	ND
2017-07-18	1707022-01WET	ND
2017-07-18	1707024-01WET	ND
2017-08-16	1708013-01WET	ND
2017-08-16	1708014-01WET	ND
2017-08-29	1708026-01WET	ND
2017-08-29	1708027-01WET	ND
2017-08-29	1708029-01WET	ND
2017-08-29	1708030-01WET	ND
2017-08-29	1708025-01WET	ND
2018-01-23	1801009-01	ND
2018-02-01	1802001-01WET	ND
2018-02-06	1802006-01	ND
2018-03-01	1802003-02	ND
2018-04-04	1804005-01	ND
2018-04-09	1804011-01	ND
2018-04-09	1804012-01	ND
2018-04-11	1804017-01	ND
2018-04-11	1804018-01	ND
2018-04-11	1804019-01	ND
2018-04-24	1804027-01	ND
2018-04-25	1804025-01	ND
2018-04-26	1804044-01	ND
2018-05-21	1805043-01	ND
2018-05-23	1805041-01	ND
2018-07-24	1807025-01NSHL	ND
2018-11-14	1811008-02	ND
2018-11-14	1811009-02	ND
2018-11-14	1811010-02	ND
2018-11-14	1811011-02	ND
2018-11-14	1811012-02	ND
2019-01-09	1901012-02	ND
2019-01-09	1901013-02	ND
2019-01-16	1901011-02	ND
2019-01-16	1901017-02	ND
2019-01-22	1901010-02	ND
2019-02-05	1902001-01	ND
2019-02-26	1902019-01	ND
2019-05-07	1905007-01NSHL	ND
2019-05-07	1905008-01NSHL	ND
2019-05-29	1905027-01NSHL	ND
2019-06-19	1906012-01NSHL	ND
2019-06-19	1906013-01NSHL	ND
2019-06-19	1906014-01NSHL	ND
2019-06-19	1906015-01NSHL	ND
2019-06-19	1906016-01NSHL	ND
2019-07-09	1907014-02	ND
2019-07-09	1907018-01	ND
2019-07-25	1907045-01	ND
2019-07-29	1907046-01	ND
2019-07-30	1907048-01	ND
2019-08-06	1908002-01	ND
2019-08-06	1908004-01	ND
2019-08-06	1908007-01WET	ND