Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Tacoma, WA tap water
Tacoma, WA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Of Level Detected | 0.015–0.034 | 1 MCL |
Highest single sample System-wide | 0.034 | 1 MCL |
Verbatim from Tacoma, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Turbidity
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.
High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
How Tacoma, WA compares
4 of the 240 systems measuring Turbidity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Turbidity:
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Tacoma, WA tap water?
Yes — Tacoma, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 0.015–0.034. Tacoma, WA's 2024 Turbidity measurement is below the federal limit of 1 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 1 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Turbidity?
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Turbidity over the federal limit?
4 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Birmingham, AL, Albuquerque, NM, Freedom District, MD.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Tacoma, WA 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/wa/tacoma/2024/source.