Disinfectants · 2024

Chloramine in Indianapolis, IN tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.5× the limit

Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Chloramine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
Maximum of All Samples
2.9 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0.09–2.9 mg/L
Average
System-wide
1.5 mg/L
Maximum
Maximum of All Samples
2.1 mg/L
Range
System-wide
1.1–2.1 mg/L
Average
System-wide
2 mg/L
Maximum
Maximum of All Samples
3.1 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0.37–3.1 mg/L
Maximum
Maximum of All Samples
2.4 mg/L
Range
System-wide
1.4–2.4 mg/L

Verbatim from Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chloramine

A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia.

Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.

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People also ask

+Is there Chloramine in Indianapolis, IN tap water?

Yes — Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloramine at 2 mg/L. Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Chloramine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).

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

The federal MRDLG for Chloramine 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 Chloramine?

A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia. Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.

+Where does this Chloramine measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloramine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Indianapolis, IN 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/in/indianapolis/2024/source.

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