Physical & aggregate · 2023

Turbidity in Pasadena Water and Power, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 NTU (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Pasadena Sources
0.3 NTU
Range
Pasadena Sources
0–1.1 NTU
Average
MWD Weymouth Plant
Not detected NTU
Range
MWD Weymouth Plant
Not detected NTU

Verbatim from Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 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 Pasadena Water and Power, CA compares

5 of the 104 CA 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 Pasadena Water and Power, CA tap water?

Yes — Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.3 NTU. Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 NTU (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Turbidity is 1 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?

5 of the 104 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include East Niles Csd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA, City of San Jacinto, CA, Moreno Valley, CA.

+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pasadena Water and 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/pasadena-water-and-power/2023/source.

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