Physical & aggregate · 2023

Odor in Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Odor detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Skinner Plant Effluent
1
Reported level
Twin Oaks Plant
Not detected
Reported level
Carlsbad Desal Plant
Not detected

Verbatim from Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Odor

A measure of detectable smell in the water.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

How Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, Ca, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Odor in Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 1. Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Odor detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Odor?

A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

+Where does this Odor measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Odor entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Carlsbad MWD — Carlsbad, 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/carlsbad-mwd-carlsbad-ca/2023/source.

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