Disinfection byproducts · 2024
Chlorate in Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA tap water
Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 report shows Chlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Treated1 Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water | 130–4306 ug/L | 800 ug/L NL |
Reported level Treated1 Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water | 280 ug/L | 800 ug/L NL |
Verbatim from Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chlorate
A byproduct that can form during disinfection, especially when hypochlorite solutions degrade.
Has no enforceable federal limit but is on the EPA contaminant candidate list; high levels can affect the thyroid.
How Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Chlorate in Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA tap water?
Yes — Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorate at 130–4306 ug/L. Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 report shows Chlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Chlorate in drinking water?
The federal NL for Chlorate is 800 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chlorate?
A byproduct that can form during disinfection, especially when hypochlorite solutions degrade. Has no enforceable federal limit but is on the EPA contaminant candidate list; high levels can affect the thyroid.
+Where does this Chlorate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorate entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chula Vista Sweetwater, 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/chula-vista-sweetwater/2024/source.