Physical & aggregate · 2024
pH in Vancouver, WA tap water
Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows pH at or above the federal limit (6.5 MCL). Measured value is 1.2× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 8.1 | 6.5 MCL |
Minimum System-wide | 7.5 | 6.5 MCL |
Verbatim from Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About pH
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is.
Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.
How Vancouver, WA compares
5 of the 123 systems measuring pH on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting pH:
People also ask
+Is there pH in Vancouver, WA tap water?
Yes — Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists pH at 8.1. Vancouver, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows pH at or above the federal limit (6.5 MCL). Measured value is 1.2× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for pH in drinking water?
The federal MCL for pH is 6.5 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is pH?
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is. Regulated only as a secondary standard; very low or high pH can corrode pipes or affect taste.
+Which other U.S. cities have pH over the federal limit?
5 of the 123 systems on The Water Map measuring pH report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Phoenix, AZ, Billings, MT.
+Where does this pH measurement come from?
This page reproduces the pH 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.