Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Boones Mobile Estates, MD tap water
Boones Mobile Estates, MD's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Running annual avg System-wide | 1.4 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Boones Mobile Estates, 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 Boones Mobile Estates, 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 Boones Mobile Estates, MD tap water?
Yes — Boones Mobile Estates, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 1.4 mg/L. Boones Mobile Estates, MD's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCL 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 Boones Mobile Estates, 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/boones-mobile-estates/2024/source.