Disinfection byproducts · 2026

Bromoform in El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2026 report shows Bromoform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
Not detected UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
3.7 UG/L
Average
Distribution
1.675 UG/L

Verbatim from El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2026 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromoform

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.

Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with liver and kidney effects.

How El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Bromoform in El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2026 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromoform at 1.675 UG/L. El Monte-city, Water Dept., CA's 2026 report shows Bromoform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Bromoform in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Bromoform. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Bromoform?

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with liver and kidney effects.

+Where does this Bromoform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromoform entry from the 2026 Consumer Confidence Report published by the El Monte-city, Water Dept., 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/el-monte-city-water-dept/2026/source.

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