Disinfection byproducts · 2023

HAA5 in Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.1× the limit

Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows HAA5 at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Delivered (Lopez and State Water)
22–27 ug/L
Reported level
System-wide
64 ug/L
Reported level
System-wide
64 ug/L
Range
System-wide
36–40 ug/L
Reported level
Delivered (Lopez and State Water)
24.6 ug/L
Range
Lopez WTP
19.3–24.5 ug/L
Reported level
Lopez WTP
23 ug/L
Range
System-wide
37–42 ug/L
Reported level
State Water
22.5 ug/L
Range
System-wide
36–42 ug/L
Reported level
System-wide
64 ug/L
Range
State Water
8.1–25 ug/L

Verbatim from Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About HAA5

Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.

How Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 1145 systems measuring HAA5 on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting HAA5:

People also ask

+Is there HAA5 in Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 64 ug/L. Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows HAA5 at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.

+What's the federal limit for HAA5 in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for HAA5. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is HAA5?

Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.

+Which other U.S. cities have HAA5 over the federal limit?

5 of the 1145 systems on The Water Map measuring HAA5 report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Roseville — Roseville, Ca, CA, Tejon Castac Wd - I5 & Laval Rd — Lebec, Ca, CA, Helendale Community Service District — Helendale, Ca, CA.

+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?

This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pismo Beach Water Department — Pismo Beach, 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/pismo-beach-water-department-pismo-beach-ca/2023/source.

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