Disinfectants · 2023

Chlorine in San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.5× the limit

San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Purchased Surface Water
1.11–2.9 mg/L
Average
Purchased Surface Water
2.09 mg/L
Average
Groundwater
1.3 mg/L
Range
Groundwater
0.76–1.8 mg/L

Verbatim from San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chlorine

A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.

Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.

How San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 690 systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:

People also ask

+Is there Chlorine in San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 2.09 mg/L. San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Chlorine?

A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.

+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?

5 of the 690 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Fe I.d. — Rancho Santa Fe, Ca, CA, Glendora-city, Water Dept. — Glendora, Ca, CA, Chapel Hill Water System, MD.

+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Gabriel Valley Water Co-montebello 1 — El Monte, 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-gabriel-valley-water-co-montebello-1-el-monte-ca/2023/source.

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