Physical & aggregate · 2024
Specific Conductance in Glendale, CA tap water
Glendale, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1600 uS/cm MCL) — measured but not in violation.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level MWD Jensen Plant | 510 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level Glendale Water Treatment Plant | 910 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level MWD Weymouth Plant | 996 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level Glorietta Well 6 | 1300 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level Glorietta Well 3 | 1200 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level MWD Weymouth Plant | 996 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level Glendale Water Treatment Plant | 910 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level MWD Jensen Plant | 510 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level Glorietta Well 3 | 1200 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Reported level Glorietta Well 6 | 1300 uS/cm | 1600 uS/cm MCL |
Verbatim from Glendale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Specific Conductance
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content.
Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
How Glendale, CA compares
5 of the 88 systems measuring Specific Conductance on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Specific Conductance:
People also ask
+Is there Specific Conductance in Glendale, CA tap water?
Yes — Glendale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 1300 uS/cm. Glendale, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1600 uS/cm MCL) — measured but not in violation.
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance is 1600 uS/cm. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Specific Conductance?
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content. Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
+Which other U.S. cities have Specific Conductance over the federal limit?
5 of the 88 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, Irvine, CA.
+Where does this Specific Conductance measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Specific Conductance entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Glendale, 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/2024/source.