Disinfection byproducts · 2024
TTHM in Mills Service Area, CA tap water
Mills Service Area, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit (1 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 67.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level City of Perris | 16–67 ug/L | 1 ug/L MCL |
Reported level EMWD's Entire Distribution System | 2.7–64 ug/L | 1 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Skinner | 21–54 ug/L | 1 ug/L MCL |
Reported level East Valley | 2.7–64 ug/L | 1 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mills | 9.1–60 ug/L | 1 ug/L MCL |
Reported level North Perris | 8.9–9.6 ug/L | 1 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Mills Service Area, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About TTHM
Total trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
How Mills Service Area, CA compares
5 of the 395 systems measuring TTHM on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting TTHM:
People also ask
+Is there TTHM in Mills Service Area, CA tap water?
Yes — Mills Service Area, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TTHM at 16–67 ug/L. Mills Service Area, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit (1 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 67.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for TTHM in drinking water?
The federal MCL for TTHM is 1 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is TTHM?
Total trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
+Which other U.S. cities have TTHM over the federal limit?
5 of the 395 systems on The Water Map measuring TTHM report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, City of Hemet, CA, City of Menifee, CA.
+Where does this TTHM measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TTHM entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Mills Service Area, 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/mills-service-area/2024/source.