Physical & aggregate · 2024
Color in Sunnyvale, CA tap water
Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Color measurement is below the federal limit of 15 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Groundwater Well | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Average Groundwater Well | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Range Valley Water | 0–3 | 15 MCL |
Average SFPUC | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Average Valley Water | 2 | 15 MCL |
Range SFPUC | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Verbatim from Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Color
A measure of visible tint in the water.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
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People also ask
+Is there Color in Sunnyvale, CA tap water?
Yes — Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Color at 2. Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Color measurement is below the federal limit of 15 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Color in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Color is 15 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Color?
A measure of visible tint in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
+Where does this Color measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Color entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Sunnyvale, 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/sunnyvale/2024/source.