Disinfection byproducts · 2023
Bromate in Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA tap water
Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Bromate measurement is below the federal limit of 0.1 ug/L (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Rainbow | 1.5 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Range Riverside | 0–19 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Average Riverside | 7.9 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Average Murrieta | 1.5 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Range Murrieta | 0–6 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Range Rainbow | 0–6 ug/L | 0.1 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Bromate
A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone.
Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.
How Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 286 systems measuring Bromate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Bromate:
People also ask
+Is there Bromate in Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromate at 7.9 ug/L. Western MWD — Riverside, Ca, CA's 2023 Bromate measurement is below the federal limit of 0.1 ug/L (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for Bromate in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Bromate 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 Bromate?
A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone. Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Bromate over the federal limit?
5 of the 286 systems on The Water Map measuring Bromate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA, St Petersburg, FL, El Segundo-city, Water Dept. — El Segundo, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Bromate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Bromate entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Western MWD — Riverside, 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/western-mwd-riverside-ca/2023/source.