Disinfectants · 2023

Chlorine in City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Source water
1.45 mg/L
Range
Source water
0.01–3.59 mg/L
Reported level
Surface Water MWD-Weymouth Plant
2.5 mg/L
Range
Surface Water MWD-Weymouth Plant
1.6–3 mg/L

Verbatim from City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chlorine

A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.

Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.

How City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA compares

1 of the 101 CA systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:

People also ask

+Is there Chlorine in City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0.01–3.59 mg/L. City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Chlorine is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Chlorine?

A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.

+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?

1 of the 101 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Esparto C.s.d. — Esparto, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, 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/alhambra-alhambra-ca/2023/source.

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