Disinfection byproducts · 2024

Bromodichloromethane in Regional Water Authority, CT tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Regional Water Authority, CT's 2024 report shows Bromodichloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L
Reported level
Distribution
3.5–10.6 ug/L

Verbatim from Regional Water Authority, CT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromodichloromethane

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.

Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with cancer and reproductive effects.

People also ask

+Is there Bromodichloromethane in Regional Water Authority, CT tap water?

Yes — Regional Water Authority, CT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromodichloromethane at 3.5–10.6 ug/L. Regional Water Authority, CT's 2024 report shows Bromodichloromethane detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Bromodichloromethane?

A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Counted within regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is associated with cancer and reproductive effects.

+Where does this Bromodichloromethane measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromodichloromethane entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Regional Water Authority, CT 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/ct/regional-water-authority/2024/source.

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