Disinfection byproducts · 2024
Chlorite in El Paso, TX tap water
El Paso, TX's 2024 Chlorite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range of Samples | 0–0.317 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Maximum LRAA/ Average Level | 0.1134 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from El Paso, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How El Paso, TX compares
4 of the 92 systems measuring Chlorite on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorite:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorite in El Paso, TX tap water?
Yes — El Paso, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorite at 0–0.317 mg/L. El Paso, TX's 2024 Chlorite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorite in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorite is 1 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 Chlorite over the federal limit?
4 of the 92 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorite report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Petersburg, FL, Shreveport, LA, Columbia, SC.
+Where does this Chlorite measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorite 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.