Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Glendale, AZ tap water
Glendale, AZ's 2024 report shows Turbidity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum Monthly Percentage | 99.96 % | 95 % Treatment technique |
Maximum System-wide | 0.305 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.016 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 99.96 % | 95 % Treatment technique |
Verbatim from Glendale, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Turbidity
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.
High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
How Glendale, AZ compares
1 of the 6 AZ systems measuring Turbidity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Turbidity:
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Glendale, AZ tap water?
Yes — Glendale, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 99.96 %. Glendale, AZ's 2024 report shows Turbidity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal Treatment technique for Turbidity is 95 %. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Turbidity?
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Turbidity over the federal limit?
1 of the 6 AZ systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Phoenix, AZ.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Glendale, 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/glendale/2024/source.