Physical & aggregate · 2024
Alkalinity in Vancouver, WA tap water
Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Alkalinity at or above the federal limit (110 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 110 mg/L | 110 mg/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | 75 mg/L | 110 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Alkalinity
A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids.
Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.
How Vancouver, WA compares
3 of the 96 systems measuring Alkalinity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Alkalinity:
People also ask
+Is there Alkalinity in Vancouver, WA tap water?
Yes — Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Alkalinity at 110 mg/L. Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Alkalinity at or above the federal limit (110 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Alkalinity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Alkalinity is 110 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Alkalinity?
A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids. Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.
+Which other U.S. cities have Alkalinity over the federal limit?
3 of the 96 systems on The Water Map measuring Alkalinity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Burbank, CA, San Diego, CA.
+Where does this Alkalinity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Alkalinity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Vancouver, 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/vancouver/2024/source.