VOCs & pesticides · 2023
Trichloroethylene in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water
Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Trichloroethylene and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Lake Mathews | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Weymouth Plant | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Lake Skinner | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Lake Havasu | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mills Plant | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Diemer Plant | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Castaic Lake | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Jensen Plant | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Lake Perris | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Silverwood Lake | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Diamond Valley Lake | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Skinner Plant | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroethylene
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
How Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 117 systems measuring Trichloroethylene on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Trichloroethylene:
People also ask
+Is there Trichloroethylene in Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA tap water?
Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Trichloroethylene and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Trichloroethylene is 5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroethylene?
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
+Which other U.S. cities have Trichloroethylene over the federal limit?
4 of the 117 systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, La Verne, City Wd — La Verne, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Trichloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroethylene entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Foothill Municipal Water Dist. — La Canada Flintridge, 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/foothill-municipal-water-dist-la-canada-flintridge-ca/2023/source.