Other · 2023

Chlorine Total in Detroit, MI tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Detroit, MI's 2023 Chlorine Total measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
of Quarterly Results
0.52–0.88 mg/L
Running annual avg
Level RAA
0.84 mg/L

Verbatim from Detroit, MI's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

How Detroit, MI compares

5 of the 307 systems measuring Chlorine Total on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine Total:

People also ask

+Is there Chlorine Total in Detroit, MI tap water?

Yes — Detroit, MI's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine Total at 0.84 mg/L. Detroit, MI's 2023 Chlorine Total measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MRDLG).

+What's the federal limit for Chlorine Total in drinking water?

The federal MRDLG 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.

+Which other U.S. cities have Chlorine Total over the federal limit?

5 of the 307 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine Total report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Hampton, VA, James City County, VA, Lomita-city, Water Dept. — Lomita, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Chlorine Total measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chlorine Total entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Detroit, MI 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/mi/detroit/2023/source.

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