Physical & aggregate · 2023

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

Detected — no federal limit

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

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Riverside
0–1
Average
Rainbow
Not detected
Average
Murrieta
Not detected
Average
Riverside
Not detected

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

About Odor

A measure of detectable smell in the water.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

How Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA compares

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People also ask

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

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

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

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

+What is Odor?

A measure of detectable smell in the water. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard.

+Where does this Odor measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Odor 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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