Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Fluoride in Westfield, IN tap water
Westfield, IN's 2023 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 0.53 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 0.63 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.62 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0.5–0.63 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0.38–0.67 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0.094–0.95 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.56 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 0.67 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 0.95 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Westfield, IN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Westfield, IN compares
5 of the 1248 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Westfield, IN tap water?
Yes — Westfield, IN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.62 mg/L. Westfield, IN's 2023 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Fluoride 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 Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 1248 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA, Mcfarland, City of — Mcfarland, Ca, CA, Yonkers, NY.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Westfield, 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/westfield/2023/source.