Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Pomona, CA tap water
Pomona, CA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 5 NTU (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Miramar Effluent | 0.08 NTU | None set |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Well #1 | 0.34 NTU | None set |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Well #1 | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Miragrand Well | 0.17 NTU | None set |
Range Pomona Effluent | 0–0.19 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Pomona Groundwater | 0–0.6 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Grand Well | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Well #2 | 0.4 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miragrand Well | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Effluent | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Grand Well | 0.4 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Weymouth Effluent | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Pomona Effluent | 0.49 NTU | None set |
Range Pomona Groundwater | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Miramar Effluent | 0.044 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Well #2 | 0.09 NTU | None set |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Grand Well | 0.225 NTU | None set |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Well #1 | 0.95 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Effluent | 0.06 NTU | None set |
Range Pomona Effluent | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miramar Groundwater Well #2 | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Reported level Miramar Effluent | 0–1.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Pomona, 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 Pomona, 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 Pomona, CA tap water?
Yes — Pomona, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0–1.3 NTU. Pomona, 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 Pomona, 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/pomona/2024/source.