Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Sunnyvale, CA tap water
Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 report shows Turbidity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Groundwater Well | 0.25 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average SFPUC | 0.2 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Valley Water | Not detected NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Average Valley Water | 0.3 NTU | None set |
Average SFPUC | 0.4 NTU | None set |
Range SFPUC | 0.1–0.4 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Groundwater Well | 0.13–0.38 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range Valley Water | 0–0.3 NTU | 5 NTU MCL |
Range SFPUC | 99.97–0.5 NTU | None set |
Verbatim from Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 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 Sunnyvale, CA compares
4 of the 240 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 Sunnyvale, CA tap water?
Yes — Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.4 NTU. Sunnyvale, CA's 2024 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 MCL for Turbidity is 5 NTU. 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?
4 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Birmingham, AL, Albuquerque, NM, Freedom District, MD.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity 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.