VOCs & pesticides · 2022
Tetrachloroethylene in Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA tap water
Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Tetrachloroethylene detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average 10% MWD Weymouth | Not detected % | 0.06 % Public health goal |
Range 10% MWD Weymouth | Not detected % | 0.06 % Public health goal |
Range 90% San Marino Distribution System | 2.9 % | 0.06 % Public health goal |
Average 90% San Marino Distribution System | 0.71 % | 0.06 % Public health goal |
Verbatim from Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Tetrachloroethylene
An industrial solvent (PCE) used in dry cleaning and degreasing.
A likely human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 131 systems measuring Tetrachloroethylene on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Tetrachloroethylene:
People also ask
+Is there Tetrachloroethylene in Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Tetrachloroethylene at 0.71 %. Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Tetrachloroethylene detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Tetrachloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Tetrachloroethylene is 0.06 %. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Tetrachloroethylene?
An industrial solvent (PCE) used in dry cleaning and degreasing. A likely human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Tetrachloroethylene over the federal limit?
4 of the 131 systems on The Water Map measuring Tetrachloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA, California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Tetrachloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Tetrachloroethylene entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal/am Water Company - San Marino — Rosemead, 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/cal-am-water-company-san-marino-rosemead-ca/2022/source.