Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Perchlorate in Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perchlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Fair Oaks Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Average
San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company
Not detected ug/L
Average
Fair Oaks Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Range
San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company
Not detected ug/L
Average
Citrus Heights Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Range
Citrus Heights Groundwater
0–2.6 ug/L

Verbatim from Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, 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 Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perchlorate at Not detected ug/L. Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, 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 federal Public health goal for Perchlorate is 1 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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 Citrus Heights Water District — Citrus Heights, 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/citrus-heights-water-district-citrus-heights-ca/2023/source.

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