Disinfectants · 2022
Chlorine in Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, Ca, CA tap water
Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, Ca, CA's 2022 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 1 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDLG |
Range System-wide | 0.9–1.1 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDLG |
Verbatim from Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chlorine
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.
Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
How Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 690 systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine in Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 1 mg/L. Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, Ca, CA's 2022 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MRDLG for Chlorine is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chlorine?
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?
5 of the 690 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Fe I.d. — Rancho Santa Fe, Ca, CA, Glendora-city, Water Dept. — Glendora, Ca, CA, Chapel Hill Water System, MD.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr — Castaic, 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/peter-pitchess-honor-rancho-detn-ctr-castaic-ca/2022/source.