Physical & aggregate · 2025
Turbidity in Huntington Beach, CA tap water
Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 0.3 NTU (Treatment technique).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Metropolitan Water District Diemer Filtration Plant | 0.05 NTU | 0.3 NTU Treatment technique |
Range System-wide | 0.04–1.72 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–0.55 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average MWD Surface Water | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Average Amount | 0.14 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Local Groundwater | 0.11 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Turbidity
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.
High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
How Huntington Beach, CA compares
4 of the 240 systems measuring Turbidity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Turbidity:
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Huntington Beach, CA tap water?
Yes — Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.14 NTU. Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 0.3 NTU (Treatment technique).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal Treatment technique for Turbidity is 0.3 NTU. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Turbidity?
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Turbidity over the federal limit?
4 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Birmingham, AL, Albuquerque, NM, Freedom District, MD.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity 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.