Physical & aggregate · 2023

Total Dissolved Solids in Irvine, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Irvine, CA's 2023 report shows Total Dissolved Solids detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Local Treated Groundwater
247 mg/L
Average
Local Treated Surface Water
612 mg/L
Average
Imported MWD Treated Water
394 mg/L
Range
System-wide
128–672 mg/L

Verbatim from Irvine, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Total Dissolved Solids

Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.

How Irvine, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Irvine, CA tap water?

Yes — Irvine, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 612 mg/L. Irvine, CA's 2023 report shows Total Dissolved Solids detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?

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

+What is Total Dissolved Solids?

Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.

+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Irvine, 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/2023/source.

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