Physical & aggregate · 2024

Turbidity in Hamden, CT tap water

Over the federal limit· 98.0× the limit

Hamden, CT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 98.0× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU
Average
Removal Ratio During 2024
0–98 NTU
Reported level
Average Level and Range Detected During 2024
0.05–1.9 NTU

Verbatim from Hamden, CT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Turbidity

A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.

High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.

People also ask

+Is there Turbidity in Hamden, CT tap water?

Yes — Hamden, CT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0–98 NTU. Hamden, CT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 98.0× the threshold.

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

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

+What is Turbidity?

A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.

+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Hamden, CT 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/ct/hamden/2024/source.

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