VOCs & pesticides · 2021
DBCP in Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA tap water
Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 DBCP measurement is below the federal limit of 200 ng/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 61 ng/L | 200 ng/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–61 ng/L | 200 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About DBCP
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane — a banned soil fumigant pesticide.
A probable human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause reproductive harm.
How Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA compares
1 of the 18 CA systems measuring DBCP on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting DBCP:
People also ask
+Is there DBCP in Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists DBCP at 61 ng/L. Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 DBCP measurement is below the federal limit of 200 ng/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for DBCP in drinking water?
The federal MCL for DBCP is 200 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is DBCP?
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane — a banned soil fumigant pesticide. A probable human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause reproductive harm.
+Which other U.S. cities have DBCP over the federal limit?
1 of the 18 CA systems on The Water Map measuring DBCP report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA.
+Where does this DBCP measurement come from?
This page reproduces the DBCP entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Malaga County Water District — Fresno, 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/malaga-county-water-district-fresno-ca/2021/source.