Disinfectants · 2023
Chlorine in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water
Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 1.5–3.2 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–4.8 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Local Treated Surface Water | 2.5 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Average Amount | 1.7 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chlorine
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.
Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
How Irvine Ranch Water District, CA compares
5 of the 78 systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water?
Yes — Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 2.5 mg/L. Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorine is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chlorine?
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?
5 of the 78 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Chapel Hill Water System, MD, James City County, VA, James City County, VA.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Irvine Ranch Water District, 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/irvine-ranch-water-district/2023/source.