Physical & aggregate · 2024
Alkalinity in Burbank, CA tap water
Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Alkalinity at or above the federal limit (2 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 115.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 218 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 98–230 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Alkalinity
A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids.
Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.
How Burbank, CA compares
3 of the 96 systems measuring Alkalinity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Alkalinity:
People also ask
+Is there Alkalinity in Burbank, CA tap water?
Yes — Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Alkalinity at 98–230 mg/L. Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Alkalinity at or above the federal limit (2 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 115.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Alkalinity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Alkalinity is 2 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Alkalinity?
A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids. Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.
+Which other U.S. cities have Alkalinity over the federal limit?
3 of the 96 systems on The Water Map measuring Alkalinity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, San Diego, CA, Vancouver, WA.
+Where does this Alkalinity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Alkalinity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Burbank, 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/2024/source.