Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Chloride in Covina-city, Water Dept., CA tap water
Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Chloride measurement is below the federal limit of 500 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Average Amount | 9.3 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 4.9–15 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Average Average Amount | 56 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Average Average Amount | 56 mg/L | 500 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chloride
A naturally occurring salt compound.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.
How Covina-city, Water Dept., CA compares
5 of the 220 systems measuring Chloride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chloride:
People also ask
+Is there Chloride in Covina-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloride at 56 mg/L. Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Chloride measurement is below the federal limit of 500 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chloride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chloride is 500 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chloride?
A naturally occurring salt compound. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chloride over the federal limit?
5 of the 220 systems on The Water Map measuring Chloride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA, Torrance, CA, Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA.
+Where does this Chloride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chloride entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Covina-city, Water Dept., 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/covina-city-water-dept/2024/source.