Physical & aggregate · 2022
Hardness in Smwd - Sj Ground Water Plant — Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, CA tap water
Smwd - Sj Ground Water Plant — Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Average Amount | 1.1 | None set |
Range Rango de detecciones | 5.8–13 | None set |
Range System-wide | 16–19 | None set |
Average Average Amount | 18.7 mg/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 17 | None set |
Average Average Amount | 160 mg/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 160 mg/L | None set |
Average Average Amount | 17 | None set |
Average System-wide | 297 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 13–25 mg/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 9.4 | None set |
Range Rango de detecciones | 99–220 mg/L | None set |
Range Rango de detecciones | 16–19 | None set |
Range System-wide | 282–321 mg/L | None set |
Average Average Amount | 297 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 5.8–13 | None set |
Range System-wide | 99–220 mg/L | None set |
Average Average Amount | 9.4 | None set |
Range Rango de detecciones | 282–321 mg/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 0.8–1.5 | None set |
Verbatim from Smwd - Sj Ground Water Plant — Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Hardness
A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals.
Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.
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People also ask
+Is there Hardness in Smwd - Sj Ground Water Plant — Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Smwd - Sj Ground Water Plant — Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 297 mg/L. Smwd - Sj Ground Water Plant — Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Hardness in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Hardness. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Hardness?
A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.
+Where does this Hardness measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Hardness entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Smwd - Sj Ground Water Plant — Rancho Santa Margarita, 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/smwd-sj-ground-water-plant-rancho-santa-margarita-ca/2022/source.