Disinfectants · 2021
Chlorine in Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, CA tap water
Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, CA's 2021 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Range Detected | 0.58 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDLG |
Reported level System-wide | 1.2 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDLG |
Minimum Chlorine Residual | 0.58 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDLG |
Verbatim from Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chlorine
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.
Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
How Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, CA compares
1 of the 101 CA systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine in Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, CA tap water?
Yes — Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 1.2 mg/L. Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, CA's 2021 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MRDLG for Chlorine is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chlorine?
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?
1 of the 101 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Esparto C.s.d. — Esparto, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal-am Water Company - Duarte, 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/cal-am-water-company-duarte/2021/source.