Physical & aggregate · 2023

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

Detected — no federal limit

City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
MWD-Weymouth Plant
241–303 mg/L
Reported level
MWD-Weymouth Plant
272 mg/L
Reported level
Source water
202 mg/L
Range
Source water
110–314 mg/L

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

About Hardness

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals.

Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

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People also ask

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

Yes — City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 110–314 mg/L. City of Alhambra — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Hardness. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Hardness?

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

+Where does this Hardness measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Hardness 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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