Microbial · 2024
Total Coliform in Elk Grove, CA tap water
Elk Grove, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Total Coliform and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Percentage Of Positive Samples | 0 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Reported level System-wide | 0 % | 0 % Public health goal |
Verbatim from Elk Grove, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Coliform
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation.
Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
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People also ask
+Is there Total Coliform in Elk Grove, CA tap water?
Elk Grove, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Total Coliform and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Total Coliform in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Total Coliform is 0 %. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Coliform?
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
+Where does this Total Coliform measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Coliform entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Elk Grove, 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/elk-grove/2024/source.