Physical & aggregate · 2023

Turbidity in Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, Ca, CA tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 Turbidity level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1 NTU MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Ground Water Miramar (TVMWD)
0.58 NTU
Reported level
Imported Surface Water Weymouth (MWD)
0.06 NTU
Reported level
Ground Water Miramar (TVMWD)
0.4–0.95 NTU
Reported level
Imported Surface Water Miramar (TVMWD)
0.08 NTU
Reported level
Imported Ground Water (CDWC)
Not detected NTU
Reported level
Imported Surface Water Miramar (TVMWD)
0.044 NTU
Reported level
Imported Ground Water (CDWC)
Not detected NTU
Reported level
Imported Surface Water Weymouth (MWD)
Not detected NTU

Verbatim from Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 661 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 Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.4–0.95 NTU. Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 Turbidity level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1 NTU MCL) — measured but not in violation.

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

The federal MCL for Turbidity is 1 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?

5 of the 661 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include East Niles Csd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA, Temescal Valley Water District — Temescal Valley, Ca, CA, Cedar Rapids, IA.

+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rowland Water District — Rowland Heights, 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/rowland-water-district-rowland-heights-ca/2023/source.

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