Disinfectants · 2023

Chlorine in Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, Ca, CA tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
LOCAL WELL WATER Arcadia Plant
2 mg/L
Range
LOCAL WELL WATER Arcadia Plant
2 mg/L
Average
Sm Well #1
2 mg/L
Range
Sm Well #1
2 mg/L
Average
IMPORTED SURFACE WATER Jensen Plant
0–3.5 mg/L
Range
IMPORTED SURFACE WATER Jensen Plant
0–3.5 mg/L
Average
IMPORTED SURFACE WATER Weymouth Plant
0–3.5 mg/L
Range
IMPORTED SURFACE WATER Weymouth Plant
0–3.5 mg/L
Reported level
Citywide Distribution System
0–3.5 mg/L

Verbatim from Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, 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 Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, Ca, CA compares

1 of the 101 CA 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 Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0–3.5 mg/L. Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, Ca, CA's 2023 Chlorine level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit — measured but not in violation.

+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?

1 of the 101 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Esparto C.s.d. — Esparto, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Monica-city, Water Division — Los Angeles, 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-monica-city-water-division-los-angeles-ca/2023/source.

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