Disinfection byproducts · 2024
Chlorite in Boulder, CO tap water
Boulder, CO's 2024 Chlorite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Treated1 Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water | 0.02–0.426 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Treated1 Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water | 0.2 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Boulder, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Boulder, CO compares
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People also ask
+Is there Chlorite in Boulder, CO tap water?
Yes — Boulder, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorite at 0.02–0.426 mg/L. Boulder, CO's 2024 Chlorite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorite in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorite is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this Chlorite measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorite entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Boulder, CO 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/co/boulder/2024/source.