Disinfection byproducts · 2022
Bromate in El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA tap water
El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromate at or above the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 2.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Diemer Plant | 0–6.3 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Jensen Plant | 0–14 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mills Plant | 0–20 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Skinner Plant | 0–2.6 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Plant | 0–12 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Diemer Plant | Not detected ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Jensen Plant | 7.6 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mills Plant | 6.7 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Skinner Plant | Not detected ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Plant | 2.4 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Bromate
A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone.
Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.
How El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA compares
2 of the 118 CA systems measuring Bromate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Bromate:
People also ask
+Is there Bromate in El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromate at 0–20 ug/L. El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromate at or above the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 2.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Bromate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Bromate is 10 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Bromate?
A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone. Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Bromate over the federal limit?
2 of the 118 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Bromate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of San Jacinto, CA, Moreno Valley, CA.
+Where does this Bromate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Bromate entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, 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/el-segundo-city-water-dept-el-segundo-ca/2022/source.