Physical & aggregate · 2024

Odor in Sunnyvale, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 report shows Odor 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
1.6
Range
Valley Water
1.4–2
Average
SFPUC
Not detected
Range
SFPUC
Not detected

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

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

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

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

+What is Odor?

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

+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.

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