Physical & aggregate · 2023
Odor in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water
Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Odor measurement is below the federal limit of 3 TON (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | 2 TON | 3 TON MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | 3 TON | 3 TON MCL |
Average Source water | 0.2631578947368421 TON | 3 TON MCL |
Average Entry point | 0.9196428571428571 TON | 3 TON MCL |
Verbatim from Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Odor
A measure of detectable smell in the water.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
How Irvine Ranch Water District, CA compares
5 of the 91 systems measuring Odor on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Odor:
People also ask
+Is there Odor in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water?
Yes — Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 0.9196428571428571 TON. Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Odor measurement is below the federal limit of 3 TON (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Odor in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Odor is 3 TON. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Odor?
A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Odor over the federal limit?
5 of the 91 systems on The Water Map measuring Odor report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Rosa, City of, CA, Escondido, City of, CA, San Diego, City of, CA.
+Where does this Odor measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Odor 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.