VOCs & pesticides · 2020
Trichloroethylene in Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, Ca, CA tap water
Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2020 Trichloroethylene measurement is below the federal limit of 5 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–0.77 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2020 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 Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, Ca, CA compares
1 of the 17 CA 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 Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroethylene at Not detected ug/L. Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2020 Trichloroethylene measurement is below the federal limit of 5 ug/L (MCL).
+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?
1 of the 17 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Trichloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroethylene entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Gswc - Norwalk — Anaheim, 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/gswc-norwalk-anaheim-ca/2020/source.