Physical & aggregate · 2023
Turbidity in Morgan County, IN tap water
Morgan County, IN's 2023 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 100 NTU (Treatment technique).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 0.3 NTU | 100 NTU Treatment technique |
Average System-wide | 0.046 NTU | 100 NTU Treatment technique |
Range System-wide | 0.02–0.3 NTU | 100 NTU Treatment technique |
Verbatim from Morgan County, IN's 2023 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.
How Morgan County, IN compares
5 of the 661 systems measuring Turbidity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Turbidity:
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Morgan County, IN tap water?
Yes — Morgan County, IN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.046 NTU. Morgan County, IN's 2023 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Turbidity over the federal limit?
5 of the 661 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include East Niles Csd — Bakersfield, Ca, CA, Temescal Valley Water District — Temescal Valley, Ca, CA, Cedar Rapids, IA.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Morgan County, 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/morgan-county/2023/source.