Disinfection byproducts · 2021

Chloroform in So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Chloroform detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0.76–29 ug/L
Average
of Levels Detected
11 ug/L

Verbatim from So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 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 So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloroform at 11 ug/L. So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, Ca, CA's 2021 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 federal Public health goal for Chloroform is 0.4 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the So. Cal. Edison Co.-santa Catalina — Avalon, 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/so-cal-edison-co-santa-catalina-avalon-ca/2021/source.

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