Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Perchlorate in City of Buena Park — Buena Park, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Buena Park — Buena Park, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perchlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–2.6 ug/L
Average
Imported MWD
Not detected ug/L
Average
Groundwater
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from City of Buena Park — Buena Park, Ca, CA's 2023 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Perchlorate in City of Buena Park — Buena Park, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Buena Park — Buena Park, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perchlorate at Not detected ug/L. City of Buena Park — Buena Park, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perchlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Buena Park — Buena Park, Ca, 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/buena-park-buena-park-ca/2023/source.

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