VOCs & pesticides · 2022

Benzene in Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 Benzene measurement is below the federal limit of 5 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Groundwater
1.2 ug/L
Range
Groundwater
0–3.2 ug/L
Average
MWD's Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Range
MWD's Surface Water
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

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+Is there Benzene in Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Benzene at 1.2 ug/L. Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 Benzene measurement is below the federal limit of 5 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Benzene is 5 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 Benzene measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Benzene entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, 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/norwalk-city-water-dept-norwalk-ca/2022/source.

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