Inorganic chemicals · 2022
Trichloroacetic acid in City of Orange — Orange, Ca, CA tap water
City of Orange — Orange, Ca, CA's 2022 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 60 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–1.5 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.66 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from City of Orange — Orange, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroacetic acid
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
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People also ask
+Is there Trichloroacetic acid in City of Orange — Orange, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Orange — Orange, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroacetic acid at 0.66 ug/L. City of Orange — Orange, Ca, CA's 2022 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 60 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Trichloroacetic acid is 60 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroacetic acid?
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
+Where does this Trichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroacetic acid entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Orange — Orange, 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/orange-orange-ca/2022/source.