Disinfectants · 2023
Chlorine in Chesapeake, VA tap water
Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MRDL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level P | 2.7–4.04 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDL |
Reported level N | 3.3–4.6 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDL |
Reported level Nwr & Lg | 3.23–4.4 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDL |
Verbatim from Chesapeake, VA's 2023 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 Chesapeake, VA compares
5 of the 298 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 Chesapeake, VA tap water?
Yes — Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 3.3–4.6 mg/L. Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MRDL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MRDL 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 298 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, Albuquerque, NM.
+Where does this Chlorine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chesapeake, VA 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/va/chesapeake/2023/source.