Physical & aggregate · 2023

Hardness in El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
240.95833333333334 MG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
357 MG/L
Average
Distribution
243.5 MG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
292 MG/L

Verbatim from El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Hardness

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals.

Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Hardness in El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 243.5 MG/L. El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Hardness in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Hardness. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Hardness?

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

+Where does this Hardness measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Hardness entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the El Monte-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/el-monte-city-water-dept/2023/source.

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