Inorganic chemicals · 2021
Dichloroacetic acid in City of Fountain Valley, CA tap water
City of Fountain Valley, CA's 2021 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Average Amount | 0.01 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0–0.4 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from City of Fountain Valley, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Dichloroacetic acid
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5 for cancer risk.
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People also ask
+Is there Dichloroacetic acid in City of Fountain Valley, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Fountain Valley, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dichloroacetic acid at 0.01 ug/L. City of Fountain Valley, CA's 2021 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Dichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Dichloroacetic acid is 0 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Dichloroacetic acid?
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5 for cancer risk.
+Where does this Dichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Dichloroacetic acid entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Fountain Valley, 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/fountain-valley/2021/source.