Physical & aggregate · 2021

Hardness in South Coast Water District — Laguna Beach, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

South Coast Water District — Laguna Beach, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
17
Average
Average Amount
16
Average
Average Amount
278 mg/L
Range
System-wide
16–18
Average
Average Amount
220 mg/L
Range
System-wide
275–281 mg/L
Range
System-wide
282–302 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
292 mg/L
Range
System-wide
208–231 mg/L
Range
System-wide
16

Verbatim from South Coast Water District — Laguna Beach, Ca, CA's 2021 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 South Coast Water District — Laguna Beach, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — South Coast Water District — Laguna Beach, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 292 mg/L. South Coast Water District — Laguna Beach, Ca, CA's 2021 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 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the South Coast Water District — Laguna Beach, 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/south-coast-water-district-laguna-beach-ca/2021/source.

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