Physical & aggregate · 2024
TOC in Santa Ana, CA tap water
Santa Ana, CA's 2024 report shows TOC detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Average Amount | 0.18 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 0.08–0.29 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 2–2.5 mg/L | None set |
Average Average Amount | 2.4 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Santa Ana, CA's 2024 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.
How Santa Ana, CA compares
5 of the 211 systems measuring TOC on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting TOC:
People also ask
+Is there TOC in Santa Ana, CA tap water?
Yes — Santa Ana, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TOC at 2.4 mg/L. Santa Ana, CA's 2024 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have TOC over the federal limit?
5 of the 211 systems on The Water Map measuring TOC report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS, Centennial, CO, Gilbert, AZ.
+Where does this TOC measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TOC entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Ana, 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/santa-ana/2024/source.