Physical & aggregate · 2024

Color in Sunnyvale, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 report shows Color detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Groundwater Well
Not detected
Range
Groundwater Well
Not detected
Average
Valley Water
2
Range
Valley Water
0–3
Average
SFPUC
Not detected
Range
SFPUC
Not detected

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.

How Sunnyvale, CA compares

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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 report shows Color detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Color. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+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.

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