Physical & aggregate · 2020

pH in Vernon-city, Water Dept. — Vernon, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Vernon-city, Water Dept. — Vernon, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows pH detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
MWD Surface Water
8.1
Average
Groundwater
7.7
Range
Groundwater
7.1–8
Average
MWD Surface Water
8.1

Verbatim from Vernon-city, Water Dept. — Vernon, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About pH

A measure of how acidic or basic the water is.

Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.

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People also ask

+Is there pH in Vernon-city, Water Dept. — Vernon, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Vernon-city, Water Dept. — Vernon, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists pH at 8.1. Vernon-city, Water Dept. — Vernon, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows pH detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is pH?

A measure of how acidic or basic the water is. Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.

+Where does this pH measurement come from?

This page reproduces the pH entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Vernon-city, Water Dept. — Vernon, 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/vernon-city-water-dept-vernon-ca/2020/source.

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