VOCs & pesticides · 2023
MTBE in City of Los Banos — Los Banos, Ca, CA tap water
City of Los Banos — Los Banos, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows MTBE detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–3.1 ug/L | 13 ug/L Public health goal |
Average System-wide | 0.4 ug/L | 13 ug/L Public health goal |
Range System-wide | 0–3.1 ug/L | 13 ug/L Public health goal |
Average System-wide | 0.4 ug/L | 13 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from City of Los Banos — Los Banos, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
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People also ask
+Is there MTBE in City of Los Banos — Los Banos, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Los Banos — Los Banos, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists MTBE at 0.4 ug/L. City of Los Banos — Los Banos, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows MTBE detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for MTBE in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for MTBE is 13 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this MTBE measurement come from?
This page reproduces the MTBE entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Los Banos — Los Banos, 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/los-banos-los-banos-ca/2023/source.