VOCs & pesticides · 2023
DBCP in Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, Ca, CA tap water
Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, Ca, CA's 2023 DBCP measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ng/L (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Cove Communities | 0–45 ng/L | 3 ng/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About DBCP
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane — a banned soil fumigant pesticide.
A probable human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause reproductive harm.
How Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, Ca, CA compares
1 of the 88 systems measuring DBCP on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting DBCP:
People also ask
+Is there DBCP in Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists DBCP at 0–45 ng/L. Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, Ca, CA's 2023 DBCP measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ng/L (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for DBCP in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for DBCP is 3 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is DBCP?
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane — a banned soil fumigant pesticide. A probable human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause reproductive harm.
+Which other U.S. cities have DBCP over the federal limit?
1 of the 88 systems on The Water Map measuring DBCP report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA.
+Where does this DBCP measurement come from?
This page reproduces the DBCP entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Coachella Vwd: I.d. No. 8 — Palm Desert, 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/coachella-vwd-i-d-no-8-palm-desert-ca/2023/source.