Disinfection byproducts · 2022

HAA5 in Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.8× the limit

Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 HAA5 level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–34.38 ug/L
Average
Citrus Heights Groundwater
36 ug/L
Average
System-wide
6.7 ug/L
Average
San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company
49.1 ug/L
Range
Citrus Heights Groundwater
0–45 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–33 ug/L
Range
Fair Oaks Groundwater
0–44 ug/L
Range
San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company
22.8–41 ug/L
Average
Fair Oaks Groundwater
37.8 ug/L
Average
System-wide
14.5 ug/L

Verbatim from Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About HAA5

Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.

How Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 1145 systems measuring HAA5 on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting HAA5:

People also ask

+Is there HAA5 in Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 49.1 ug/L. Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 HAA5 level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit — measured but not in violation.

+What's the federal limit for HAA5 in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for HAA5. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is HAA5?

Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.

+Which other U.S. cities have HAA5 over the federal limit?

5 of the 1145 systems on The Water Map measuring HAA5 report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Roseville — Roseville, Ca, CA, Tejon Castac Wd - I5 & Laval Rd — Lebec, Ca, CA, Helendale Community Service District — Helendale, Ca, CA.

+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?

This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, 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/fair-oaks-water-district-fair-oaks-ca/2022/source.

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