Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Fluoride in Denver, CO tap water
Denver, CO's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Fluoride at or above the federal limit (4 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 154.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 584 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 598 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 260–710 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 618 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 480–680 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 540–740 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Denver, CO's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Denver, CO compares
5 of the 386 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Denver, CO tap water?
Yes — Denver, CO's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 618 ug/L. Denver, CO's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Fluoride at or above the federal limit (4 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 154.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 4 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 386 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Denver, 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/denver/2023/source.