Microbial · 2023
Total Coliform in Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA tap water
Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Number of Detections | 1 | 0 MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 0.9 % | 0 % MCLG |
Verbatim from Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Coliform
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation.
Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
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People also ask
+Is there Total Coliform in Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Coliform at 1. Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Total Coliform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Total Coliform in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Total Coliform is 0 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Coliform?
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
+Where does this Total Coliform measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Coliform entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, 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/santa-cruz-water-department-santa-cruz-ca/2023/source.