Disinfection byproducts · 2024

Chloroform in San Diego, City of, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

San Diego, City of, CA's 2024 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Other
5.85 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
7.43 UG/L
Average
Source water
0.6958333333333333 UG/L
Average
Distribution
4.814064171122995 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
16.3 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
1.8 UG/L
Average
Other
4.5 UG/L
Average
Entry point
3.792972972972973 UG/L

Verbatim from San Diego, City of, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chloroform

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water.

A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

How San Diego, City of, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Chloroform in San Diego, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — San Diego, City of, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloroform at 4.814064171122995 UG/L. San Diego, City of, CA's 2024 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Chloroform?

A trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water. A component of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to liver and kidney effects.

+Where does this Chloroform measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chloroform entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Diego, City of, 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/san-diego/2024/source.

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