Inorganic chemicals · 2024

Chloride in City of Huntington Beach, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

City of Huntington Beach, CA's 2024 Chloride measurement is below the federal limit of 500 MG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Source water
118 MG/L
Average
Source water
48.6125 MG/L

Verbatim from City of Huntington Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chloride

A naturally occurring salt compound.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.

How City of Huntington Beach, CA compares

5 of the 238 systems measuring Chloride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chloride:

People also ask

+Is there Chloride in City of Huntington Beach, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Huntington Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloride at 48.6125 MG/L. City of Huntington Beach, CA's 2024 Chloride measurement is below the federal limit of 500 MG/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Chloride is 500 MG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Chloride?

A naturally occurring salt compound. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.

+Which other U.S. cities have Chloride over the federal limit?

5 of the 238 systems on The Water Map measuring Chloride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lakewood, CO, Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA, Torrance, CA.

+Where does this Chloride measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloride entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Huntington Beach, 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/huntington-beach/2024/source.

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