VOCs & pesticides · 2022
Tetrachloroethylene in Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA tap water
Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report shows Tetrachloroethylene at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 14.2× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–71 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 53.5 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Tetrachloroethylene
An industrial solvent (PCE) used in dry cleaning and degreasing.
A likely human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA compares
3 of the 131 systems measuring Tetrachloroethylene on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Tetrachloroethylene:
People also ask
+Is there Tetrachloroethylene in Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Tetrachloroethylene at 0–71 ug/L. Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report shows Tetrachloroethylene at or above the federal limit (5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 14.2× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Tetrachloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Tetrachloroethylene is 5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Tetrachloroethylene?
An industrial solvent (PCE) used in dry cleaning and degreasing. A likely human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Tetrachloroethylene over the federal limit?
3 of the 131 systems on The Water Map measuring Tetrachloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, San Joaquin County-mokelumne Acres — Stockton, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Tetrachloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Tetrachloroethylene entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, 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/lukins-brothers-water-company-south-lake-tahoe-ca/2022/source.