Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Chloride in Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chloride detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Murrieta Service Area Surface Water
38–120 mg/L
Average
Rainbow Service Area Surface Water
96 mg/L
Average
Murrieta Service Area Local Groundwater
87 mg/L
Average
Riverside Service Area Local Groundwater
48 mg/L
Range
Riverside Service Area Local Groundwater
20–81 mg/L
Range
Murrieta Service Area Local Groundwater
10–150 mg/L
Average
Murrieta Service Area Surface Water
75 mg/L
Average
Riverside Service Area Surface Water
54 mg/L
Range
Rainbow Service Area Surface Water
92–100 mg/L
Range
Riverside Service Area Surface Water
41–67 mg/L

Verbatim from Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chloride

A naturally occurring salt compound.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.

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People also ask

+Is there Chloride in Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloride at 96 mg/L. Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chloride detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Chloride?

A naturally occurring salt compound. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels cause a salty taste and can corrode pipes.

+Where does this Chloride measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloride 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.

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