Physical & aggregate · 2023

Turbidity in Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Range Detected
0.04–0.07 NTU
Average
System-wide
0.05 NTU

Verbatim from Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Turbidity

A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.

High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.

How Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 661 systems measuring Turbidity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Turbidity:

People also ask

+Is there Turbidity in Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.05 NTU. Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Turbidity?

A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.

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

5 of the 661 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include East Niles Csd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA, Temescal Valley Water District — Temescal Valley, Ca, CA, Cedar Rapids, IA.

+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Slocsa #10a - Cayucos — San Luis Obispo, 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/slocsa-10a-cayucos-san-luis-obispo-ca/2023/source.

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