Disinfection byproducts · 2022
Perchlorate in Fair Oaks Water District, CA tap water
Fair Oaks Water District, CA's 2022 report shows Perchlorate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company | Not detected ug/L | 1 ug/L Public health goal |
Average San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company | Not detected ug/L | 1 ug/L Public health goal |
Range Citrus Heights Groundwater | 0–2.6 ug/L | 1 ug/L Public health goal |
Average Citrus Heights Groundwater | Not detected ug/L | 1 ug/L Public health goal |
Range Fair Oaks Groundwater | Not detected ug/L | 1 ug/L Public health goal |
Average Fair Oaks Groundwater | Not detected ug/L | 1 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Fair Oaks Water District, 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.
How Fair Oaks Water District, CA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Perchlorate in Fair Oaks Water District, CA tap water?
Yes — Fair Oaks Water District, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perchlorate at Not detected ug/L. Fair Oaks Water District, 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 federal Public health goal for Perchlorate is 1 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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 Fair Oaks Water District, 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/2022/source.