Physical & aggregate · 2023
Turbidity in Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, CA tap water
Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit (1 NTU MCL). Measured value is 1.8× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Twin Oaks Treatment Plant | Not detected NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Olivenhain Treatment Plant | 0.06 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Skinner Treatment Plant | Not detected NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Twin Oaks Treatment Plant | 0.09 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Skinner Treatment Plant | 0.07 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Weese Treatment Plant | 0.15 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Carlsbad Desalination Plant | 0.08 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Carlsbad Desalination Plant | 0–0.37 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Weese Treatment Plant | 0.1–1.8 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Olivenhain Treatment Plant | 0.01–0.05 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Carlsbad Desalination Plant | 0.06 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Olivenhain Treatment Plant | 0.02 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Weese Treatment Plant | 0.2 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Skinner Treatment Plant | Not detected NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Reported level Twin Oaks Treatment Plant | 0–0.25 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 661 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 Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.1–1.8 NTU. Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit (1 NTU MCL). Measured value is 1.8× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 1 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?
5 of the 661 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include East Niles Csd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA, Temescal Valley Water District — Temescal Valley, Ca, CA, Cedar Rapids, IA.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Vallecitos Wd — San Marcos, Ca, 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/vallecitos-wd-san-marcos-ca/2023/source.