Physical & aggregate · 2024
Odor in Sunnyvale, CA tap water
Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Odor measurement is below the federal limit of 3 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range SFPUC | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Average SFPUC | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Range Groundwater Well | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Average Groundwater Well | Not detected | 3 MCL |
Average Valley Water | 1.6 | 3 MCL |
Range Valley Water | 1.4–2 | 3 MCL |
Verbatim from Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Odor
A measure of detectable smell in the water.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
How Sunnyvale, CA compares
4 of the 42 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 Sunnyvale, CA tap water?
Yes — Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Odor at 1.6. Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Odor measurement is below the federal limit of 3 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Odor in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Odor is 3 . 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?
4 of the 42 systems on The Water Map measuring Odor report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Tallahassee, FL, Torrance, CA, Albany, NY.
+Where does this Odor measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Odor 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.