Physical & aggregate · 2025
Turbidity in Inglewood- City, Water Dept., CA tap water
Inglewood- City, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 5 NTU (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Entry point | 0.35 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Highest single sample Source water | 3.1 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Highest single sample Other | 2 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Entry point | 0.158 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Other | 0.9291666666666667 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Source water | 1.0886363636363636 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Inglewood- City, Water Dept., 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 Inglewood- City, Water Dept., CA compares
5 of the 307 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 Inglewood- City, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Inglewood- City, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 1.0886363636363636 NTU. Inglewood- City, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 5 NTU (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 5 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?
5 of the 307 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Birmingham, AL, Albuquerque, NM, City of Vallejo, CA.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Inglewood- City, Water Dept., 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/inglewood-city-water-dept/2025/source.