Physical & aggregate · 2021

Hardness in Valley Water Co. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Valley Water Co. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
280 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
390 mg/L
Range
System-wide
380–410 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
280 mg/L

Verbatim from Valley Water Co. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Hardness

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals.

Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Hardness in Valley Water Co. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Valley Water Co. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 390 mg/L. Valley Water Co. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Hardness?

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

+Where does this Hardness measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Hardness entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Valley Water Co. — La Canada Flintridge, 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/valley-water-co-la-canada-flintridge-ca/2021/source.

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