Physical & aggregate · 2024
Color in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA tap water
Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Color measurement is below the federal limit of 15 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–8.8 | 15 MCL |
Reported level System-wide | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 1.5 | 15 MCL |
Range System-wide | 1–2 | 15 MCL |
Verbatim from Torrance-city, Water Dept., 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 Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA compares
5 of the 195 systems measuring Color on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Color:
People also ask
+Is there Color in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Color at 0–8.8. Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Color measurement is below the federal limit of 15 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Color in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Color is 15 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Color?
A measure of visible tint in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Color over the federal limit?
5 of the 195 systems on The Water Map measuring Color report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Vallejo, CA, City of Fairfield, CA, City of Vallejo, CA.
+Where does this Color measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Color entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Torrance-city, Water Dept., 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/torrance-city-water-dept/2024/source.