Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Dichloroacetic acid in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water
Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows Dichloroacetic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Local and Imported | 4.9 ug/L | 0 ug/L Public health goal |
Range System-wide | 1.7–25 ug/L | 0 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 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.
How Irvine Ranch Water District, CA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Dichloroacetic acid in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water?
Yes — Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dichloroacetic acid at 4.9 ug/L. Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows Dichloroacetic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Dichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Irvine Ranch 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/irvine-ranch-water-district/2023/source.