Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Riverside, CA tap water
Riverside, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Riverside Public Utilities | 0.41–0.51 | 2 MCL |
Average Riverside Public Utilities | 0.46 | 2 MCL |
Average Riverside Public Utilities Promedio | 0.46 | 2 MCL |
Range Riverside Public Utilities Rango | 0.41–0.51 | 2 MCL |
Verbatim from Riverside, 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 Riverside, 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 Riverside, CA tap water?
Yes — Riverside, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.46. Riverside, CA's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 2 . 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 Riverside, 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/riverside/2024/source.