Physical & aggregate · 2024
Odor in Costa Mesa, CA tap water
Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Odor measurement is below the federal limit of 3 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Diemer | 1 | 3 MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–4 | 3 MCL |
Average Average Amount | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Average Weymouth | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–1 | 3 MCL |
Verbatim from Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Odor
A measure of detectable smell in the water.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
How Costa Mesa, CA compares
4 of the 42 systems measuring Odor on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Odor:
People also ask
+Is there Odor in Costa Mesa, CA tap water?
Yes — Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 1. Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Odor measurement is below the federal limit of 3 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Odor in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Odor is 3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Odor?
A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Odor over the federal limit?
4 of the 42 systems on The Water Map measuring Odor report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Tallahassee, FL, Torrance, CA, Albany, NY.
+Where does this Odor measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Odor entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Costa Mesa, 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/costa-mesa/2024/source.