Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Chloroform in Los Angeles LADWP, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

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

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Distribution
7.786313725490196 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
Not detected UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
38.9 UG/L

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

About Chloroform

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water.

A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

How Los Angeles LADWP, CA compares

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People also ask

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

Yes — Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloroform at 7.786313725490196 UG/L. Los Angeles LADWP, CA's 2023 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Chloroform?

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water. A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

+Where does this Chloroform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloroform 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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