Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Bromodichloromethane in Bakersfield, City of, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 report shows Bromodichloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Source water
1.1 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
6.4 UG/L
Average
Distribution
1.7971875 UG/L
Average
Source water
0.2697674418604651 UG/L

Verbatim from Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromodichloromethane

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.

Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with cancer and reproductive effects.

How Bakersfield, City of, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Bromodichloromethane in Bakersfield, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromodichloromethane at 1.7971875 UG/L. Bakersfield, City of, CA's 2023 report shows Bromodichloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Bromodichloromethane in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Bromodichloromethane. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Bromodichloromethane?

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with cancer and reproductive effects.

+Where does this Bromodichloromethane measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromodichloromethane entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bakersfield, City of, CA 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/ca/bakersfield/2023/source.

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