Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in City of Perris, CA tap water
City of Perris, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average North Perris Wells | 0.5 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range Perris Filtration Plant | 0–0.3 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average Skinner Filtration Plant | 0.7 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average East Valley Wells | 0.2 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average Perris Valley Wells M | 0.4 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average Desalination Complex L | Not detected mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average Mills Filtration Plant | 0.7 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range North Perris Wells | 0.4–0.6 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range Mills Filtration Plant | 0.6–0.9 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range East Valley Wells | 0.1–0.3 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range Skinner Filtration Plant | 0.6–0.8 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range Hemet Filtration Plant | 0–0.1 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average Perris Filtration Plant | Not detected mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average Hemet Filtration Plant | Not detected mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from City of Perris, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How City of Perris, CA compares
5 of the 386 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in City of Perris, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Perris, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.7 mg/L. City of Perris, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 2 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 386 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Perris, 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/perris/2024/source.