Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Chula Vista Otay, CA tap water
Chula Vista Otay, CA's 2024 report shows Chlorine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 2.4 mg/L | 0.1 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.2–3.6 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Chula Vista Otay, CA's 2024 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 Chula Vista Otay, CA compares
5 of the 298 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 Chula Vista Otay, CA tap water?
Yes — Chula Vista Otay, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0.2–3.6 mg/L. Chula Vista Otay, CA's 2024 report shows Chlorine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorine is 0.1 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?
5 of the 298 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, Albuquerque, NM.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chula Vista Otay, 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/chula-vista-otay/2024/source.