Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Chlorate in East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Chlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
USL
99–150 ug/L
Reported level
Orinda
74–140 ug/L
Reported level
Lafayette
140 ug/L
Reported level
Sobrante
69–210 ug/L
Reported level
Walnut Creek
87 ug/L
Average
EBMUD Results System
108 ug/L

Verbatim from East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, Ca, CA's 2023 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 East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, Ca, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Chlorate in East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorate at 108 ug/L. East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, Ca, CA's 2023 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the East Bay Mud (ebmud) — Oakland, 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/east-bay-mud-ebmud-oakland-ca/2023/source.

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