Physical & aggregate · 2020

Hardness in City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Imported Water Cerritos Groundwater
11
Range
System-wide
8.1–16
Average
Imported Water MWD Surface Water
16
Average
Local Groundwater
8.2
Average
Imported Water Cerritos Groundwater
190 mg/L
Average
Imported Water MWD Surface Water
274 mg/L
Average
Local Groundwater
141 mg/L
Range
System-wide
138–276 mg/L

Verbatim from City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Hardness

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals.

Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Hardness in City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 274 mg/L. City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Hardness in drinking water?

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

+What is Hardness?

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

+Where does this Hardness measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Hardness entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, 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/la-palma-la-palma-ca/2020/source.

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