Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Pittsburgh, PA tap water
Pittsburgh, PA's 2024 report shows Turbidity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.107 | None set |
Reported level System-wide | 0.075 | None set |
Verbatim from Pittsburgh, PA'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 Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA tap water?
Yes — Pittsburgh, PA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.107. Pittsburgh, PA's 2024 report shows Turbidity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Turbidity. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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 Pittsburgh, PA 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/pa/pittsburgh/2024/source.