Disinfectants · 2023

Chlorine in Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Delivered (Lopez and State Water)
2.5 mg/L
Range
State Water
0.18–3.84 mg/L
Range
Lopez WTP
1.39–3.46 mg/L
Reported level
Lopez WTP
111 ug/L
Reported level
Lopez WTP
2.74 mg/L
Range
Delivered (Lopez and State Water)
0–190 ug/L
Range
Delivered (Lopez and State Water)
1.46–3.06 mg/L
Reported level
Delivered (Lopez and State Water)
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
State Water
2.85 mg/L
Range
Lopez WTP
0–560 ug/L

Verbatim from Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 690 systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

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People also ask

+Is there Chlorine in Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0–560 ug/L. Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Chlorine. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, 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/pismo-beach-water-department-pismo-beach-ca/2023/source.

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