Physical & aggregate · 2023
TOC in Pueblo, CO tap water
Pueblo, CO's 2023 report shows TOC detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 1.16 | 1 Treatment technique |
Range System-wide | 1 | 1 Treatment technique |
Verbatim from Pueblo, CO's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About TOC
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water.
Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
How Pueblo, CO compares
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People also ask
+Is there TOC in Pueblo, CO tap water?
Yes — Pueblo, CO's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists TOC at 1.16. Pueblo, CO's 2023 report shows TOC detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for TOC in drinking water?
The federal Treatment technique for TOC is 1 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is TOC?
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water. Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
+Where does this TOC measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TOC entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pueblo, 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/pueblo/2023/source.