Microbial · 2023
Total Coliform in Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA tap water
Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company | 4.35 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Maximum Citrus Heights Groundwater | 0 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Maximum Fair Oaks Groundwater | 0 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Reported level San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company(a) # MONTHS WITH POSITIVE SAMPLE | 3 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Reported level Citrus Heights Groundwater # MONTHS WITH POSITIVE SAMPLE | 0 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Reported level Fair Oaks Groundwater # MONTHS WITH POSITIVE SAMPLE | 0 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Verbatim from Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Coliform
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation.
Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
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People also ask
+Is there Total Coliform in Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Coliform at 4.35 %. Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Total Coliform in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Total Coliform is 0 %. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Coliform?
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
+Where does this Total Coliform measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Coliform entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, 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/citrus-heights-water-district-citrus-heights-ca/2023/source.