Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Dichloroacetic acid in Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Cachuma Lake
0–16 ug/L
Average
Jameson Lake
12.34 ug/L
Average
Cachuma Lake
6 ug/L
Range
Jameson Lake
7.75–20 ug/L

Verbatim from Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Dichloroacetic acid

A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.

One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5 for cancer risk.

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People also ask

+Is there Dichloroacetic acid in Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dichloroacetic acid at 12.34 ug/L. Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Dichloroacetic acid?

A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5 for cancer risk.

+Where does this Dichloroacetic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Dichloroacetic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, 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/montecito-water-dist-santa-barbara-ca/2023/source.

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