Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Chloroform in Escondido, City of, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Distribution
22 UG/L
Average
Entry point
12.7 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
2.9 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
18 UG/L
Average
Other
3.5 UG/L
Average
Source water
1.575 UG/L
Highest single sample
Other
3.5 UG/L
Average
Distribution
12.859375 UG/L

Verbatim from Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chloroform

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water.

A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

How Escondido, City of, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Chloroform in Escondido, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloroform at 12.859375 UG/L. Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Chloroform?

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water. A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

+Where does this Chloroform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloroform entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Escondido, City of, 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/escondido/2023/source.

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