Physical & aggregate · 2023
Total Dissolved Solids in City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA tap water
City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Dissolved Solids detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range CMV Wells | 330–490 mg/L | None set |
Range SFPUC | 24–169 mg/L | None set |
Range Valley Water | 238–298 mg/L | None set |
Average SFPUC | 97 mg/L | None set |
Average Valley Water | 268 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Dissolved Solids
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
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People also ask
+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 268 mg/L. City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Dissolved Solids detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Total Dissolved Solids?
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Mountain View — Mountain View, 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/mountain-view-mountain-view-ca/2023/source.