Physical & aggregate · 2024

Hardness in Brentwood, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Brentwood, CA's 2024 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Source water
470 MG/L
Average
Source water
368 MG/L

Verbatim from Brentwood, CA's 2024 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.

How Brentwood, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Hardness in Brentwood, CA tap water?

Yes — Brentwood, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 368 MG/L. Brentwood, CA's 2024 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Brentwood, 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/brentwood/2024/source.

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