Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Bromide in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 report shows Bromide detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
0–0.1
Average
Northern Combined Wells
Not detected
Average
Southern Combined Wells
Not detected
Range
Southern Combined Wells
0–0.1
Average
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
Not detected
Range
Northern Combined Wells
0–0.1

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

About Bromide

A naturally occurring salt found in source water.

Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.

How Los Angeles LADWP, CA compares

2 of the 38 systems measuring Bromide on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Bromide:

People also ask

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

Yes — Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromide at Not detected. Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 report shows Bromide detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Bromide?

A naturally occurring salt found in source water. Not directly regulated, but a precursor that increases formation of brominated disinfection byproducts.

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

2 of the 38 systems on The Water Map measuring Bromide report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS, Columbia, MO.

+Where does this Bromide measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromide 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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