Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Cws - Visalia, CA tap water
Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 MG/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Entry point | 0.06785714285714287 MG/L | 2 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Source water | 0.14 MG/L | 2 MG/L MCL |
Average Source water | 0.0626923076923077 MG/L | 2 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | 0.1 MG/L | 2 MG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Cws - Visalia, CA compares
3 of the 142 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Cws - Visalia, CA tap water?
Yes — Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.06785714285714287 MG/L. Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 MG/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 2 MG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
3 of the 142 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Denver, CO, Barrelville, MD, St Petersburg, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cws - Visalia, 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/cws-visalia/2024/source.