Physical & aggregate · 2024
TOC in Gilbert, AZ tap water
Gilbert, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TOC at or above the federal limit (15 % MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 19.03 % | 15 % MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.5–40.4 % | 15 % MCL |
Verbatim from Gilbert, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About TOC
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water.
Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
How Gilbert, AZ compares
4 of the 211 systems measuring TOC on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting TOC:
People also ask
+Is there TOC in Gilbert, AZ tap water?
Yes — Gilbert, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TOC at 19.03 %. Gilbert, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TOC at or above the federal limit (15 % MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for TOC in drinking water?
The federal MCL for TOC is 15 %. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is TOC?
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water. Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
+Which other U.S. cities have TOC over the federal limit?
4 of the 211 systems on The Water Map measuring TOC report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS, Centennial, CO, Pueblo, CO.
+Where does this TOC measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TOC entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Gilbert, AZ 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/az/gilbert/2024/source.