Physical & aggregate · 2024
Total Dissolved Solids in Albany, CA tap water
Albany, CA's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 500 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Walnut Creek | 0–57 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Orinda | 0–81 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Reported level USL | 250–260 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Sobrante | 140–190 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Lafayette | 0–49 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 65 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Albany, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Dissolved Solids
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
How Albany, CA compares
5 of the 119 systems measuring Total Dissolved Solids on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Total Dissolved Solids:
People also ask
+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Albany, CA tap water?
Yes — Albany, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 65 mg/L. Albany, CA's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 500 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Total Dissolved Solids is 500 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Dissolved Solids?
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
+Which other U.S. cities have Total Dissolved Solids over the federal limit?
5 of the 119 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Dissolved Solids report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, St George, UT.
+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Albany, CA 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/ca/albany/2024/source.