Disinfection byproducts · 2024
Perchlorate in Bakersfield, CA tap water
Bakersfield, CA's 2024 Perchlorate measurement is below the federal limit of 6 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Groundwater | Not detected mg/L | 6 mg/L MCL |
Average Surface Water | Not detected mg/L | 6 mg/L MCL |
Average Kcwa | 2 mg/L | 6 mg/L MCL |
Range Groundwater | Not detected mg/L | 6 mg/L MCL |
Range Kcwa | 2 mg/L | 6 mg/L MCL |
Range Surface Water | Not detected mg/L | 6 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Bakersfield, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perchlorate
A chemical used in rocket fuel and fireworks that can also form during disinfection.
Can interfere with thyroid hormone production; has no national enforceable limit but is regulated in some states.
How Bakersfield, CA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Perchlorate in Bakersfield, CA tap water?
Yes — Bakersfield, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perchlorate at 2 mg/L. Bakersfield, CA's 2024 Perchlorate measurement is below the federal limit of 6 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Perchlorate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perchlorate is 6 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Perchlorate?
A chemical used in rocket fuel and fireworks that can also form during disinfection. Can interfere with thyroid hormone production; has no national enforceable limit but is regulated in some states.
+Where does this Perchlorate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perchlorate entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bakersfield, 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/2024/source.