Disinfection byproducts · 2024

Chloroform in Santa Ana, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Santa Ana, 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
Distribution
9.2 UG/L
Average
Distribution
2.375 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
Not detected UG/L

Verbatim from Santa Ana, 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Chloroform in Santa Ana, CA tap water?

Yes — Santa Ana, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloroform at 2.375 UG/L. Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana, 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/santa-ana/2024/source.

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