Disinfection byproducts · 2023

HAA5 in Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.5× the limit

Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 HAA5 measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Distribution Average detected (LRAA High)
27.9 ug/L
Range
Distribution Range detected
23.3–29.4 ug/L
Range
Delivered Water
22–27 ug/L
Range
Lopez WTP Treated Water
19.3–24.5 ug/L
Average
Lopez WTP Treated Water
23 ug/L
Average
Delivered Water
24.6 ug/L

Verbatim from Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 1145 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 Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 27.9 ug/L. Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 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?

5 of the 1145 systems on The Water Map measuring HAA5 report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Roseville — Roseville, Ca, CA, Tejon Castac Wd - I5 & Laval Rd — Lebec, Ca, CA, Helendale Community Service District — Helendale, Ca, CA.

+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?

This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lopez Project — San Luis Obispo, 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/lopez-project-san-luis-obispo-ca/2023/source.

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