Disinfection byproducts · 2020

Chloroform in California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Distribution (Treated Water)
Not detected ug/L
Average
SGVWC (Purchased Water)
Not detected ug/L
Range
Distribution (Treated Water)
Not detected ug/L
Range
Bassett Wellfield (Raw Groundwater)
0–1.9 ug/L
Average
Bassett Wellfield (Raw Groundwater)
0.38 ug/L
Range
SGVWC (Purchased Water)
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chloroform

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water.

A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

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People also ask

+Is there Chloroform in California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloroform at 0.38 ug/L. California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Chloroform?

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water. A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

+Where does this Chloroform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloroform entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, 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/california-domestic-water-company-whittier-ca/2020/source.

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