Disinfection byproducts · 2024

HAA5 in Golden State Water Company, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 HAA5 measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Running annual avg
Highest Quarterly
4 ug/L
Range
Range Detected
0–22 ug/L
Running annual avg
Highest Quarterly
10 ug/L
Range
Range Detected
0–5.3 ug/L
Running annual avg
Highest Quarterly
4 ug/L
Range
Range Detected
5.4–11 ug/L
Running annual avg
Highest Quarterly
7.6 ug/L
Range
Range Detected
0–22 ug/L
Running annual avg
Highest Quarterly
10 ug/L
Range
Range Detected
0–5.3 ug/L
Range
Range Detected
5.4–11 ug/L
Running annual avg
Highest Quarterly
7.6 ug/L

Verbatim from Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 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 Golden State Water Company, CA compares

2 of the 240 CA 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 Golden State Water Company, CA tap water?

Yes — Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 10 ug/L. Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 HAA5 measurement is below the federal limit.

+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?

2 of the 240 CA systems on The Water Map measuring HAA5 report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA, St. Helena, City of — St. Helena, Ca, CA.

+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?

This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Golden State Water Company, 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/golden-state-water-company/2024/source.

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