Physical & aggregate · 2021

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

Detected — no federal limit

City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows TOC detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
2–2.1 mg/L
Range
System-wide
2.3–2.6 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
2.1 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
2.5 mg/L

Verbatim from City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About TOC

Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water.

Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.

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People also ask

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

Yes — City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists TOC at 2.5 mg/L. City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows TOC detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is TOC?

Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water. Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.

+Where does this TOC measurement come from?

This page reproduces the TOC entry from the 2021 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/2021/source.

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