Physical & aggregate · 2023
Turbidity in Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA tap water
Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 1 NTU | None set |
Reported level System-wide | 0.09 NTU | None set |
Verbatim from Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, 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 Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 661 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 Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 1 NTU. Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Turbidity. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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?
5 of the 661 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include East Niles Csd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA, Temescal Valley Water District — Temescal Valley, Ca, CA, Cedar Rapids, IA.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, 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/lake-elizabeth-mutual-water-co-elizabeth-lake-ca/2023/source.