VOCs & pesticides · 2024
MTBE in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA tap water
Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows MTBE at or above the federal limit (13 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 2.2× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 8.5 ug/L | 13 ug/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 13 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–28 ug/L | 13 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 13 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
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People also ask
+Is there MTBE in Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists MTBE at 0–28 ug/L. Torrance-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows MTBE at or above the federal limit (13 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 2.2× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for MTBE in drinking water?
The federal MCL for MTBE is 13 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this MTBE measurement come from?
This page reproduces the MTBE entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Torrance-city, Water Dept., 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/torrance-city-water-dept/2024/source.