Tap Water Quality
The results of water quality analyses of treated water from the treatment plants of MWA in August 2010 showed that water turbidity was in the range of 0.26 – 0.90 NTU, apparent color was less than 15 color units, the amount of dissolved solids was in the range of 145 – 282 mg/L, sulfate was in the range of 15 – 62 mg/L, chloride was in the range of 7 – 25 mg/L, fluoride was in the range of 0.12 – 0.26 mg/L, and no E. coli was found in 100-ml water samples.
For water in the distribution network, the results of water quality analyses conducted in August 2010 showed that water turbidity was in the range of 0.26 – 1.13 NTU, apparent color was less than 15 color units, the amount of dissolved solids was in the range of 142 – 189 mg/L, sulfate was in the range of 13 – 64 mg/L, chloride was in the range of 3 – 21 mg/L, fluoride was in the range of 0.11 – 0.22 mg/L, and no E. coli was found in 100-ml water samples.