Disinfection byproducts · 2022

Perchlorate in Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Perchlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Auld Valley Pipeline Blend
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Temescal Valley Pipeline Blend
0–2.5 ug/L
Reported level
Elsinore Groundwater Blend
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Temescal Groundwater Blend
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perchlorate

A chemical used in rocket fuel and fireworks that can also form during disinfection.

Can interfere with thyroid hormone production; has no national enforceable limit but is regulated in some states.

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People also ask

+Is there Perchlorate in Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perchlorate at 0–2.5 ug/L. Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Perchlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perchlorate?

A chemical used in rocket fuel and fireworks that can also form during disinfection. Can interfere with thyroid hormone production; has no national enforceable limit but is regulated in some states.

+Where does this Perchlorate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perchlorate entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, 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/elsinore-valley-mwd-lake-elsinore-ca/2022/source.

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