Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Covina-city, Water Dept., CA tap water
Covina-city, Water Dept., 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 |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 37–3.7 mg/L | None set |
Average Average Amount | 2.35 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Covina-city, Water Dept., 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 Covina-city, Water Dept., CA compares
5 of the 154 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 Covina-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 2.35 mg/L. Covina-city, Water Dept., 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 EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Chlorine. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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 154 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pittsburgh, PA, Albuquerque, NM, Chapel Hill Water System, MD.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine 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.