Westwood Village UCLA Medical Center Tap Water Test

This tap water test taken at one of the UCLA Medical Centers in Westwood Village and shows the TDS of 199 ppm and 72.6° Fahrenheit.

The TDS of this water is considerably lower than many other parts of Los Angeles that have been tested.  Some of highest TDS areas that have been tested are near the 405 freeway and very close (with in a block) of the ocean including Long Beach, Santa Monica, Venice, and Marina del Rey (400+ TDS).

This test was taken before March in 2010.

I am not a professional water quality tester and I can not say weather or not water is safe to drink.  I do hope this information helps.

Westwood Village Medical Center Water TDS in PPM

The pH of water is 7. The EPA suggests secondary maximum contaminant levels of pH be at least between 6.5 – 8.5

The test done at a similar time shows a pH of 7.55 which again is better than many other areas of Los Angeles that have recently been tested.  West Los Angeles can be as high as 8.65 or greater from tap water.

EPA physical test:

low pH: bitter metallic taste; corrosion

high pH: slippery feel; soda taste; deposits

Westwood Village UCLA Water pH

Electrical conductivity (EC) estimates the amount of total dissolved salts. Most information that I have seen shows that high quality water is under 500 σ. I have personally seen better ECs in water from mountain rain puddles in Topanga with ECs below 200 but most of the water tested in LA has been over 400 σ.  The EC at this UCLA medical center shows 398 σ.  This test was also conducted at the same time from the same tap water at a UCLA medical center.

Westwood Village water EC Temp UCLA medical

Would I drink this water?

Yes, but only if I needed to to stay hydrated and there was no filtration available because of the higher EC and TDS. I would much rather drink water that has been treated with distillation, RO, or another method that will lower the salt / nitrates / viruses / metals, and other hard unknown materials.

The EPA suggests these 2nd maximum levels here:

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/consumer/2ndstandards.html

Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels