Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Amelano Manor, MD tap water
Amelano Manor, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 2.8× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 1.4 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 1.4–11 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Amelano Manor, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chlorine
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses.
Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
How Amelano Manor, MD compares
3 of the 50 MD systems measuring Chlorine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine in Amelano Manor, MD tap water?
Yes — Amelano Manor, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 1.4–11 mg/L. Amelano Manor, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 2.8× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Chlorine 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 Chlorine?
A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine over the federal limit?
3 of the 50 MD systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Chapel Hill Water System, MD, Cedarhurst Mhp, MD, Eden Mobile Home Park, MD.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Amelano Manor, MD 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/md/amelano-manor/2024/source.