Physical & aggregate · 2023

TOC in Helix Water District — La Mesa, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Helix Water District — La Mesa, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows TOC detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
Purchased Water
3 mg/L
Average
Purchased Water
2.4 mg/L
Average
Helix Plant
2.6 mg/L
Minimum
Purchased Water
2 mg/L
Maximum
Helix Plant
3.2 mg/L
Minimum
Helix Plant
2.1 mg/L

Verbatim from Helix Water District — La Mesa, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About TOC

Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water.

Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.

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People also ask

+Is there TOC in Helix Water District — La Mesa, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Helix Water District — La Mesa, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists TOC at 2.6 mg/L. Helix Water District — La Mesa, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows TOC detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for TOC in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for TOC. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is TOC?

Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water. Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.

+Where does this TOC measurement come from?

This page reproduces the TOC entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Helix Water District — La Mesa, 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/helix-water-district-la-mesa-ca/2023/source.

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