# Escherichia coli (E. coli) — Drinking water contaminant limits by regulator

For Escherichia coli (E. coli), regulator is European Union (Directive 2020/2184); limit is 0; unit is number/100 ml; limit type is Parametric value, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Contaminant:** Escherichia coli (E. coli) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulator:** European Union (Directive 2020/2184) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Limit:** 0 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Unit:** number/100 ml _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit type:** Parametric value _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 | number/100 ml

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32020L2184

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-08-06.
Part of [Drinking water contaminant limits by regulator](https://referencesource.org/drinking-water-contaminant-limits/).