Physical & aggregate · 2023
Turbidity in Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, Ca, CA tap water
Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Turbidity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Covina Valley Water Company Temple Filtration Plant | 0.23 | 0.3 Treatment technique |
Verbatim from Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, 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 Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, 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 Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.23. Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Turbidity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal Treatment technique for Turbidity is 0.3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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 Suburban Water Systems-covina Knolls — Covina, 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/suburban-water-systems-covina-knolls-covina-ca/2023/source.