Physical & aggregate · 2023

Turbidity in Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 3.4× the limit

Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit (5 NTU MCL). Measured value is 3.4× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
17.15 NTU
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected NTU
Highest single sample
Source water
34 NTU

Verbatim from Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, 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 Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA compares

5 of the 307 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 Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA tap water?

Yes — Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 17.15 NTU. Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit (5 NTU MCL). Measured value is 3.4× the threshold.

+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?

5 of the 307 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Birmingham, AL, Albuquerque, NM, City of Vallejo, CA.

+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, 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/ventura-wwd-no-8-simi-valley/2023/source.

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