Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Beaver Run Mhp, MD tap water
Beaver Run Mhp, MD's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0.19–1.3 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDL |
Running annual avg System-wide | 0.7 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDL |
Verbatim from Beaver Run Mhp, 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 Beaver Run Mhp, MD compares
5 of the 298 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 Beaver Run Mhp, MD tap water?
Yes — Beaver Run Mhp, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0.7 mg/L. Beaver Run Mhp, MD's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDL).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MRDL 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?
5 of the 298 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, Albuquerque, NM.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Beaver Run Mhp, 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/beaver-run-mhp/2024/source.