Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL tap water
Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0.62–4 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 3.31 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chlorine
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.
Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
How Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL compares
5 of the 690 systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine in Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL tap water?
Yes — Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0.62–4 mg/L. Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Chlorine is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chlorine?
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?
5 of the 690 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Fe I.d. — Rancho Santa Fe, Ca, CA, Glendora-city, Water Dept. — Glendora, Ca, CA, Chapel Hill Water System, MD.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL 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/fl/lauderdale-by-the-sea/2024/source.