Physical & aggregate · 2021

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

Detected — no federal limit

City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Odor detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Local Groundwater
1
Range
System-wide
0–3
Average
MWD Surface Water
3
Average
Average Amount
1
Range
System-wide
1–2

Verbatim from City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Odor

A measure of detectable smell in the water.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

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People also ask

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

Yes — City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 3. City of La Palma — La Palma, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Odor detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Odor?

A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

+Where does this Odor measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Odor entry from the 2021 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/2021/source.

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