VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Trichloroethylene in El Monte, CA tap water
El Monte, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Trichloroethylene at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–5.5 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 0.37 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from El Monte, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroethylene
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
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People also ask
+Is there Trichloroethylene in El Monte, CA tap water?
Yes — El Monte, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroethylene at 0–5.5 ug/L. El Monte, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Trichloroethylene at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Trichloroethylene is 5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroethylene?
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
+Where does this Trichloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroethylene entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the El Monte, 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/2024/source.