Disinfectants · 2023
Chloramine in Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA tap water
Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Chloramine measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Rainbow | 0.7–2.9 mg/L | None set |
Range Murrieta | 0–3.23 mg/L | None set |
Average Rainbow | 1.97 mg/L | None set |
Range Riverside | 0–3.06 mg/L | None set |
Average Riverside | 1.45 mg/L | None set |
Average Murrieta | 1.41 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chloramine
A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia.
Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.
How Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 127 systems measuring Chloramine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chloramine:
People also ask
+Is there Chloramine in Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloramine at 1.97 mg/L. Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Chloramine measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Chloramine in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Chloramine. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Chloramine?
A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia. Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chloramine over the federal limit?
5 of the 127 systems on The Water Map measuring Chloramine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Hialeah, FL, Shreveport, LA, Suffolk, VA.
+Where does this Chloramine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chloramine entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Western MWD — Riverside, 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/western-mwd-riverside-ca/2023/source.