Physical & aggregate · 2025

Odor in Huntington Beach, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 report shows Odor detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
1
Range
System-wide
1–1.4
Average
Local Groundwater
Not detected
Average
MWD Surface Water
Not detected
Range
System-wide
0–2

Verbatim from Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Odor

A measure of detectable smell in the water.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

How Huntington Beach, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Odor in Huntington Beach, CA tap water?

Yes — Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 1. Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 report shows Odor detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Odor?

A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

+Where does this Odor measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Odor entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the 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/2025/source.

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