VOCs & pesticides · 2021
Tetrachloroethylene in California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water
California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Tetrachloroethylene at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 3.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range SGVWC (Purchased Water) | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Average Bassett Wellfield (Raw Groundwater) | 17.7 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Average SGVWC (Purchased Water) | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Average Distribution (Treated Water) | 0.15 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Range Bassett Wellfield (Raw Groundwater) | 0–100 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Range Distribution (Treated Water) | 0–1.1 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 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 California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA compares
3 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 California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Tetrachloroethylene at 17.7 ug/L. California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Tetrachloroethylene at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 3.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Tetrachloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Tetrachloroethylene is 5 ug/L. 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?
3 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, San Joaquin County-mokelumne Acres — Stockton, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Tetrachloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Tetrachloroethylene entry from the 2021 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/2021/source.