Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in El Paso, TX tap water
El Paso, TX's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4000 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range of Samples | 0 ug/L | 4000 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 0 ug/L | 4000 ug/L MCL |
Range of Samples | 1.2–2.5 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 1.86 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from El Paso, TX'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 El Paso, TX compares
5 of the 690 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 El Paso, TX tap water?
Yes — El Paso, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 1.86 mg/L. El Paso, TX's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4000 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorine is 4000 ug/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 690 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Fe I.d. — Rancho Santa Fe, Ca, CA, Glendora-city, Water Dept. — Glendora, Ca, CA, Chapel Hill Water System, MD.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the El Paso, 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/el-paso/2024/source.