Physical & aggregate · 2023

Hardness in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
331.7241379310345 MG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
350 MG/L
Average
Entry point
305.7142857142857 MG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
360 MG/L

Verbatim from Burbank-city, Water Dept., 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.

How Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Hardness in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 331.7241379310345 MG/L. Burbank-city, Water Dept., 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 Burbank-city, Water Dept., 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/burbank-city-water-dept/2023/source.

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