Physical & aggregate · 2023

Odor in City of Stockton, CA tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 1.0× the limit

City of Stockton, CA's 2023 Odor level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (3 TON MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
4 TON
Average
Source water
2.9263157894736844 TON
Average
Entry point
0.8181818181818182 TON
Highest single sample
Source water
8 TON

Verbatim from City of Stockton, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Odor

A measure of detectable smell in the water.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

How City of Stockton, CA compares

5 of the 193 systems measuring Odor on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Odor:

People also ask

+Is there Odor in City of Stockton, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Stockton, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 2.9263157894736844 TON. City of Stockton, CA's 2023 Odor level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (3 TON MCL) — measured but not in violation.

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

The federal MCL for Odor is 3 TON. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Odor?

A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

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

5 of the 193 systems on The Water Map measuring Odor report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Rosa, CA, Escondido, City of, CA, City of Martinez, CA.

+Where does this Odor measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Odor entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Stockton, 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/stockton/2023/source.

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