Inorganic chemicals · 2020

Chloride in City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Chloride detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
96 mg/L
Range
System-wide
20–21 mg/L
Range
System-wide
95–97 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
21 mg/L

Verbatim from City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chloride

A naturally occurring salt compound.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.

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People also ask

+Is there Chloride in City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloride at 96 mg/L. City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Chloride detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Chloride?

A naturally occurring salt compound. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.

+Where does this Chloride measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloride entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Brea — Brea, 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/brea-brea-ca/2020/source.

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