Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in City of Perris, CA tap water
City of Perris, CA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 5 NTU (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Hemet Filtration Plant | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level EMWD's Entire Distribution System | 0–0.4 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Skinner Filtration Plant | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level East Valley | 0–1 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range North Perris Wells | 0–0.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Perris Filtration Plant | 0.74 NTU | None set |
Reported level Skinner | 0–0.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average North Perris Wells | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Hemet Filtration Plant | 0.15 NTU | None set |
Reported level North Perris | 0–0.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Desalination Complex L | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Skinner Filtration Plant | 0.07 NTU | None set |
Average Perris Valley Wells M | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range East Valley Wells | 0–0.26 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average East Valley Wells | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Mills Filtration Plant | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Mills Filtration Plant | 0.08 NTU | None set |
Reported level Mills | 0–0.9 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Perris Filtration Plant | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from City of Perris, CA's 2024 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 City of Perris, CA compares
4 of the 240 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 City of Perris, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Perris, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at Not detected NTU. City of Perris, CA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 5 NTU (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 5 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?
4 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Birmingham, AL, Albuquerque, NM, Freedom District, MD.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity 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.