Physical & aggregate · 2023

Alkalinity in City of Newport Beach — Newport Beach, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Newport Beach — Newport Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Alkalinity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
105–123 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
141 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
114 mg/L
Range
System-wide
55.3–218 mg/L

Verbatim from City of Newport Beach — Newport Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Alkalinity

A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids.

Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.

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People also ask

+Is there Alkalinity in City of Newport Beach — Newport Beach, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Newport Beach — Newport Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Alkalinity at 141 mg/L. City of Newport Beach — Newport Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Alkalinity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Alkalinity?

A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids. Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.

+Where does this Alkalinity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Alkalinity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Newport Beach — Newport Beach, 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/newport-beach-newport-beach-ca/2023/source.

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