Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Escondido, CA tap water
Escondido, 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 | 0.8–2.61 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 2.5–3.3 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 0.8–2.61 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 0.8–2.61 mg/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 2.6 mg/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 2.6 mg/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 2.6 mg/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 3 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Escondido, 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 Escondido, CA compares
5 of the 298 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 Escondido, CA tap water?
Yes — Escondido, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 3 mg/L. Escondido, 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 298 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, Albuquerque, NM.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Escondido, 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/escondido/2024/source.