Inorganic chemicals · 2023

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

Within the federal limit· 0.0× the limit

City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Dibromoacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Desalinated Water
2
Average
Surface Water
0.92
Range
System-wide
0.22–2.3
Average
System-wide
1.5
Range
Surface Water
0.67–1.5
Average
System-wide
2.3 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–4.2 ug/L
Range
Desalinated Water
1–4

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

About Dibromoacetic acid

A brominated 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 Dibromoacetic 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 Dibromoacetic acid at 2.3 ug/L. City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Dibromoacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Dibromoacetic acid?

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

+Where does this Dibromoacetic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Dibromoacetic 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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