Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Austin, TX tap water
Austin, TX's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 NTU (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | 0.02 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 0.11 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.04 NTU | 1 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Austin, TX'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 Austin, TX compares
1 of the 9 TX 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 Austin, TX tap water?
Yes — Austin, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.04 NTU. Austin, TX's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 NTU (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 1 NTU. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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?
1 of the 9 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Austin, TX 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/tx/austin/2024/source.