VOCs & pesticides · 2022
Trichloroethylene in Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA tap water
Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Trichloroethylene detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range MWD's Surface Water | Not detected | 5 MCL |
Average MWD's Surface Water | Not detected | 5 MCL |
Average Groundwater | 1.4 | 5 MCL |
Range Groundwater | 0.8–2.3 | 5 MCL |
Verbatim from Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroethylene
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
How Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 117 systems measuring Trichloroethylene on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Trichloroethylene:
People also ask
+Is there Trichloroethylene in Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroethylene at 1.4. Norwalk - City, Water Dept. — Norwalk, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Trichloroethylene detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Trichloroethylene is 5 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroethylene?
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
+Which other U.S. cities have Trichloroethylene over the federal limit?
4 of the 117 systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, La Verne, City Wd — La Verne, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Trichloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroethylene 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.