Physical & aggregate · 2020

pH in City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows pH detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
7.9
Average
Average Amount
8.06
Average
Average Amount
8.1
Average
Average Amount
7.9
Range
System-wide
8.1
Range
System-wide
6.71–8.53

Verbatim from City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About pH

A measure of how acidic or basic the water is.

Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.

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People also ask

+Is there pH in City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists pH at 8.1. City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows pH detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is pH?

A measure of how acidic or basic the water is. Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.

+Where does this pH measurement come from?

This page reproduces the pH entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of San Clemente — San Clemente, 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/san-clemente-san-clemente-ca/2020/source.

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