Disinfection byproducts · 2023

Bromodichloromethane in San Francisco SFPUC, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 report shows Bromodichloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Distribution
2.876041666666667 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
5.65 UG/L

Verbatim from San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromodichloromethane

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.

Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with cancer and reproductive effects.

How San Francisco SFPUC, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Bromodichloromethane in San Francisco SFPUC, CA tap water?

Yes — San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromodichloromethane at 2.876041666666667 UG/L. San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 report shows Bromodichloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Bromodichloromethane?

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with cancer and reproductive effects.

+Where does this Bromodichloromethane measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromodichloromethane entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Francisco SFPUC, 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-francisco-sfpuc/2023/source.

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