Physical & aggregate · 2023
Total Dissolved Solids in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water
Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Total Dissolved Solids at or above the federal limit (1000 MG/L MCL). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | 2100 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Average Source water | 1514.943820224719 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Distribution | 1000 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Average Entry point | 563.1544715447154 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Average Distribution | 655.0595238095239 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | 1100 MG/L | 1000 MG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Oxnard Water Dept, 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.
How Oxnard Water Dept, CA compares
5 of the 237 systems measuring Total Dissolved Solids on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Total Dissolved Solids:
People also ask
+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water?
Yes — Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 1514.943820224719 MG/L. Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Total Dissolved Solids at or above the federal limit (1000 MG/L MCL). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Total Dissolved Solids is 1000 MG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Total Dissolved Solids over the federal limit?
5 of the 237 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Dissolved Solids report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St George, UT, College Station, TX, Inglewood, CA.
+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 Oxnard Water Dept, 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/oxnard-water-dept/2023/source.