Physical & aggregate · 2023
Specific Conductance in Ventura, CA tap water
Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Specific Conductance at or above the federal limit (1 NTU MCL). Measured value is 1791.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Ventura River | 1070–1099 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Range Distribution System | 674–1869 | 1 MCL |
Average Casitas MWD | 628 | 1 MCL |
Range Ground Water | 1546–2050 | 1 MCL |
Average Ventura River | 1078 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Range Casitas MWD | 628 | 1 MCL |
Average Distribution System | 1354 | 1 MCL |
Average Ground Water | 1791 | 1 MCL |
Verbatim from Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Specific Conductance
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content.
Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
How Ventura, CA compares
5 of the 88 systems measuring Specific Conductance on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Specific Conductance:
People also ask
+Is there Specific Conductance in Ventura, CA tap water?
Yes — Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 1791. Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Specific Conductance at or above the federal limit (1 NTU MCL). Measured value is 1791.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance 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 Specific Conductance?
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content. Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
+Which other U.S. cities have Specific Conductance over the federal limit?
5 of the 88 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Torrance, CA, Irvine, CA, Costa Mesa, CA.
+Where does this Specific Conductance measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Specific Conductance entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ventura, 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/2023/source.