Microbial · 2023

Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Escherichia coli (E. coli) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Lake Skinner
0–5
Reported level
Diemer Plant
0–2
Reported level
Mills Plant
0–1
Reported level
Diamond Valley Lake
Not detected
Reported level
Jensen Plant
0–1
Reported level
Lake Havasu
0–3
Reported level
Weymouth Effluent
0
Reported level
Lake Perris
0–66
Reported level
Lake Havasu
Not detected
Reported level
Skinner Plant
3
Reported level
Jensen Plant
Not detected
Reported level
Skinner Plant
0–6
Reported level
Lake Mathews
4
Reported level
Weymouth Plant
Not detected
Reported level
Diemer Plant
Not detected
Reported level
Lake Mathews
0–30
Reported level
Diamond Valley Lake
0–21
Reported level
Lake Perris
Not detected
Reported level
Silverwood Lake
4
Reported level
Fm-1
0.003
Reported level
Mills Plant
1
Reported level
Silverwood Lake
0–50
Reported level
Lake Skinner
2
Reported level
Weymouth Plant
0–4

Verbatim from Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Escherichia coli (E. coli)

Escherichia coli — bacteria found in the gut of humans and animals.

Its presence in drinking water indicates fecal contamination and a real risk of waterborne illness.

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People also ask

+Is there Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Escherichia coli (E. coli) at 0–66. Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Escherichia coli (E. coli) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Escherichia coli (E. coli) in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Escherichia coli (E. coli). Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Escherichia coli (E. coli)?

Escherichia coli — bacteria found in the gut of humans and animals. Its presence in drinking water indicates fecal contamination and a real risk of waterborne illness.

+Where does this Escherichia coli (E. coli) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Escherichia coli (E. coli) entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, 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/foothill-municipal-water-dist-la-canada-flintridge-ca/2023/source.

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