Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Indianapolis, IN tap water
Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 100 NTU (Treatment technique).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 0.04 NTU | 100 NTU Treatment technique |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 0.1 NTU | 100 NTU Treatment technique |
Range System-wide | 0.02–0.1 NTU | 100 NTU Treatment technique |
Verbatim from Indianapolis, IN'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.
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People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Indianapolis, IN tap water?
Yes — Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.04 NTU. Indianapolis, IN's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 100 NTU (Treatment technique).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal Treatment technique for Turbidity is 100 NTU. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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 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.