Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Trichloroacetic acid in City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA tap water
City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.1 ug/L (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Surface Water | 0.65 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Range Surface Water | 0–1.3 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Range System-wide | 0–12 ug/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 3.5 | None set |
Range System-wide | 0–6.6 | None set |
Average System-wide | 4.2 ug/L | None set |
Range Desalinated Water | 1–2 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Average Desalinated Water | 1 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroacetic acid
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
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People also ask
+Is there Trichloroacetic 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 Trichloroacetic acid at 4.2 ug/L. City of Santa Barbara Water Department — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.1 ug/L (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Trichloroacetic acid is 0.1 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroacetic acid?
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
+Where does this Trichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroacetic 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.