Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Bromochloroacetic acid in City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Bromochloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.06 mg/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
2.8 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0.45–3.8
Average
Surface Water
1.2 mg/L
Range
Surface Water
0.64–2.6 mg/L
Average
System-wide
3.9 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–8.2 ug/L

Verbatim from City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromochloroacetic acid

A mixed-halogen haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.

Part of the broader HAA9 group; monitored without its own enforceable limit.

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People also ask

+Is there Bromochloroacetic acid in City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromochloroacetic acid at 3.9 ug/L. City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Bromochloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.06 mg/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Bromochloroacetic acid is 0.06 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Bromochloroacetic acid?

A mixed-halogen haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. Part of the broader HAA9 group; monitored without its own enforceable limit.

+Where does this Bromochloroacetic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromochloroacetic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, 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/santa-barbara-water-department-santa-barbara-ca/2023/source.

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