Other · 2023
Chlorine Total in Chesapeake, VA tap water
Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine Total at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level N | 3.3–4.6 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Nwr & Lg | 3.23–4.4 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level P | 2.7–4.04 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Chesapeake, VA compares
5 of the 307 systems measuring Chlorine Total on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorine Total:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorine Total in Chesapeake, VA tap water?
Yes — Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine Total at 3.3–4.6 mg/L. Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine Total at or above the federal limit (4 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine Total in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chlorine Total is 4 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 Chlorine Total over the federal limit?
5 of the 307 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorine Total report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Hampton, VA, James City County, VA, Lomita-city, Water Dept. — Lomita, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Chlorine Total measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorine Total 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.