Physical & aggregate · 2023
Turbidity in Irvine, CA tap water
Irvine, CA's 2023 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 5 NTU (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Average Amount | 0.12 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Treatment plant | 0.03 | 0.1 Treatment technique |
Average Imported MWD Treated Water | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Treatment plant | 0.08 | 0.3 Treatment technique |
Average Local Treated Groundwater | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Local Treated Surface Water | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–0.55 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–15 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Irvine, CA's 2023 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 Irvine, 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 Irvine, CA tap water?
Yes — Irvine, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.12 NTU. Irvine, CA's 2023 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?
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 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.