Physical & aggregate · 2024
Total Dissolved Solids in Golden State Water Company, CA tap water
Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 MG/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | 970 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Average Source water | 503.0882352941176 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Dissolved Solids
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
How Golden State Water Company, CA compares
5 of the 237 systems measuring Total Dissolved Solids on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Total Dissolved Solids:
People also ask
+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Golden State Water Company, CA tap water?
Yes — Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 503.0882352941176 MG/L. Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 MG/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Total Dissolved Solids is 1000 MG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Dissolved Solids?
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
+Which other U.S. cities have Total Dissolved Solids over the federal limit?
5 of the 237 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Dissolved Solids report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St George, UT, College Station, TX, Inglewood, CA.
+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Golden State Water Company, 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/golden-state-water-company/2024/source.