Disinfectants · 2024
Chlorine in Mesquite, TX tap water
Mesquite, TX's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Result of Single Sample | 0.82 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Level of Quarterly Data | 0.027 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Minimum Result of Single Sample | 0 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Mesquite, 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 Mesquite, 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 Mesquite, TX tap water?
Yes — Mesquite, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0.027 mg/L. Mesquite, TX's 2024 Chlorine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorine is 4 mg/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 Mesquite, 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/mesquite/2024/source.