Physical & aggregate · 2024

Hardness in Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
350 MG/L
Average
Entry point
350 MG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
580 MG/L
Average
Source water
410.7692307692308 MG/L

Verbatim from Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 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.

How Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA compares

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People also ask

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

Yes — Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 410.7692307692308 MG/L. Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Glendale-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/glendale-city-water-dept/2024/source.

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