Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in New Orleans, LA tap water
New Orleans, LA's 2024 Turbidity level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1.499 MCL) — measured but not in violation.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Westbank | 0.03–1.44 | 1.499 MCL |
Reported level Eastbank | 0–0.51 | 1.499 MCL |
Reported level Westbank | 0.03–1.44 NTU | 1.499 NTU MCL |
Reported level Eastbank | 0–0.51 NTU | 1.499 NTU MCL |
Reported level Eastbank | 0–0.51 NTU | 1.499 NTU MCL |
Reported level Westbank | 0.03–1.44 NTU | 1.499 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from New Orleans, LA'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.
How New Orleans, LA compares
4 of the 240 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 New Orleans, LA tap water?
Yes — New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.03–1.44. New Orleans, LA's 2024 Turbidity level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1.499 MCL) — measured but not in violation.
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 1.499 . 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?
4 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Birmingham, AL, Albuquerque, NM, Freedom District, MD.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity 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.