What's in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

The 2023 Consumer Confidence Report for the Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA water utility lists 4 contaminants at or above the federal limit: Manganese, Total Dissolved Solids, Chloride, and Specific Conductance. Whether that means the water is "unsafe" depends on which contaminant, how long the exposure, and individual health factors. The table on this page shows the measured value, the federal threshold, and the regulated statistic used for compliance.

123 contaminants were measured in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning other, metals, and pfas ("forever chemicals"). 81 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.

4 contaminants in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 report sit at or above the federal limit: Manganese (2.7× the limit); Total Dissolved Solids (2.3× the limit); Chloride (2.0× the limit); Specific Conductance (1.9× the limit). The EPA enforces these limits against the regulated reporting statistic — typically a running annual average or 90th percentile — not a one-off sample spike.

The contaminant with the highest measured value relative to its federal limit in the 2023 report is Manganese, at 2.7× the federal threshold. It belongs to the metals family of contaminants.

Every value is transcribed from Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.

Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2023 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.