Disinfectants · 2025
Chlorine in City of Newport News, VA tap water
City of Newport News, VA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 MCLG). Measured value is 1.4× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Max Conc | 3.3 | 4 MCLG |
Maximum Max Detected Level | 1.43 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDLG |
Range System-wide | 0.5–1.8 | 4 MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 3.3 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Highest single sample Max Conc | 1.43 | 4 MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0–5.4 | 4 MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0.5–1.8 mg/L | 4 mg/L MRDLG |
Range Range of Individual Test Results Low | 0–5.4 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from City of Newport News, VA's 2025 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 City of Newport News, 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 City of Newport News, VA tap water?
Yes — City of Newport News, VA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorine at 0–5.4. City of Newport News, VA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Chlorine at or above the federal limit (4 MCLG). Measured value is 1.4× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorine in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Chlorine is 4 . 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 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Newport News, 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/newport-news/2025/source.