Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Bromate in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Bromate measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
Not detected ug/L
Range
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
0–2 ug/L
Average
Northern Combined Wells
Not detected ug/L
Range
Northern Combined Wells
Not detected ug/L
Average
MWD Diemer Plant
Not detected ug/L
Average
Southern Combined Wells
Not detected ug/L
Range
Southern Combined Wells
0–1.4 ug/L
Average
MWD Weymouth Plant
2 ug/L
Range
MWD Weymouth Plant
0–9.2 ug/L
Range
MWD Diemer Plant
0–1.6 ug/L
Average
MWD Jensen Plant
3.1 ug/L
Range
MWD Jensen Plant
0–5.4 ug/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromate

A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone.

Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.

How Los Angeles LADWP, CA compares

2 of the 117 CA systems measuring Bromate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Bromate:

People also ask

+Is there Bromate in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromate at 3.1 ug/L. Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Bromate measurement is below the federal limit.

+What's the federal limit for Bromate in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Bromate. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Bromate?

A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone. Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.

+Which other U.S. cities have Bromate over the federal limit?

2 of the 117 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Bromate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of San Jacinto, CA, Moreno Valley, CA.

+Where does this Bromate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromate entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Los Angeles LADWP, 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/los-angeles-ladwp/2023/source.

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