Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Costa Mesa, CA tap water
Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 0.3 NTU (Treatment technique).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Diemer | 0.06 NTU | 0.3 NTU Treatment technique |
Reported level Weymouth | 0.06 NTU | 0.3 NTU Treatment technique |
Average Average Amount | 0.12 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–0.75 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Average Average Amount | 0.09 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–0.54 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Turbidity
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.
High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
How Costa Mesa, CA compares
5 of the 104 CA systems measuring Turbidity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Turbidity:
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Costa Mesa, CA tap water?
Yes — Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.12 NTU. Costa Mesa, CA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 0.3 NTU (Treatment technique).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal Treatment technique for Turbidity is 0.3 NTU. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Turbidity?
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Turbidity over the federal limit?
5 of the 104 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include East Niles Csd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA, City of San Jacinto, CA, Moreno Valley, CA.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity 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.