Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in City of Martinez, CA tap water
City of Martinez, CA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 95 NTU (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0.2 NTU | 95 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.15 NTU | 95 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.17 NTU | 95 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.44 NTU | 95 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.44 NTU | 95 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from City of Martinez, CA's 2024 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 City of Martinez, 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 City of Martinez, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Martinez, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.44 NTU. City of Martinez, CA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 95 NTU (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 95 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Martinez, 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/martinez/2024/source.