Disinfectants · 2022
Chlorine in Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA tap water
Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Chlorine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 0.86 | 4 MRDL |
Range System-wide | 0.46–1.41 | 4 MRDL |
Verbatim from Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chlorine
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.
Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
How Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 690 systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine in Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0.86. Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Chlorine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MRDL for Chlorine is 4 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chlorine?
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?
5 of the 690 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Fe I.d. — Rancho Santa Fe, Ca, CA, Glendora-city, Water Dept. — Glendora, Ca, CA, Chapel Hill Water System, MD.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Greenfield County Wd — Bakersfield, 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/greenfield-county-wd-bakersfield-ca/2022/source.