Other · 2024
Chlorine Total in New Orleans, LA tap water
New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine Total at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 12.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Eastbank | 0.1–4.9 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Westbank | 0.3–49 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Eastbank | 0.1–4.9 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Westbank | 0.3–49 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine Total in New Orleans, LA tap water?
Yes — New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine Total at 0.3–49 mg/L. New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine Total at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 12.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine Total in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorine Total is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this Chlorine Total measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine Total entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the New Orleans, LA 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/la/new-orleans/2024/source.