Drinking water quality · 2021
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What's in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water
8 contaminants were measured in the Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA water system's 2021 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2021
- Contaminants measured
- 8
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- CA
Other
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine Total | 2–2.7 mg/LReported levelFm-1 | None set | Within the limit |
Disinfection byproducts
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAA5Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter. | 4.3–5.9 ug/LReported levelFm-1 | None set | Within the limit |
+By source (2)— Fm-1, Weymouth Effluent
| |||
Physical & aggregate
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TurbidityA measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. | 0.03 NTUReported levelWeymouth Effluent | None set | Within the limit |
Inorganic chemicals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NitriteA compound from fertilizer runoff, sewage, and erosion of natural deposits. | Not detected mg/LReported levelWeymouth Effluent | 1 mg/LMCL | None detected |
+By source (2)— Weymouth Effluent, Fm-1
| |||
Microbial
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptosporidium | Not detectedReported levelWeymouth Effluent | None set | None detected |
| Escherichia coli (E. coli)Escherichia coli — bacteria found in the gut of humans and animals. | 0Reported levelWeymouth Effluent | None set | None detected |
+By source (2)— Weymouth Effluent, Fm-1
| |||
| Giardia lamblia | Not detectedReported levelWeymouth Effluent | None set | None detected |
| Total ColiformA group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. | 0 %Reported levelFm-1 | None set | None detected |
+By source (2)— Fm-1, Weymouth Effluent
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People also ask about Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's water
+Is Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water safe to drink in 2021?
Every one of the 8 contaminants measured in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water?
8 contaminants were measured in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning microbial, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic chemicals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2021 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.