Inorganic chemicals · 2025

Bromide in Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 report shows Bromide detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Source water
0.26 MG/L
Average
Source water
0.10999090909090908 MG/L
Average
Entry point
0.03962586206896551 MG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
0.0928 MG/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromide

A naturally occurring salt found in source water.

Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.

How Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA compares

2 of the 63 systems measuring Bromide on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Bromide:

People also ask

+Is there Bromide in Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromide at 0.10999090909090908 MG/L. Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2025 report shows Bromide detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Bromide?

A naturally occurring salt found in source water. Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.

+Which other U.S. cities have Bromide over the federal limit?

2 of the 63 systems on The Water Map measuring Bromide report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS, Columbia, MO.

+Where does this Bromide measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromide entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, 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/los-angeles-city-dept-of-water-power/2025/source.

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