VOCs & pesticides · 2024

Trichloroethylene in Rockford, IL tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Rockford, IL's 2024 Trichloroethylene measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–1.4 ug/L
Reported level
System-wide
1 ug/L

Verbatim from Rockford, IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Trichloroethylene

An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing.

A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.

How Rockford, IL compares

4 of the 117 systems measuring Trichloroethylene on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Trichloroethylene:

People also ask

+Is there Trichloroethylene in Rockford, IL tap water?

Yes — Rockford, IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroethylene at 0–1.4 ug/L. Rockford, IL's 2024 Trichloroethylene measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).

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

The federal MCLG for Trichloroethylene is 0 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Trichloroethylene?

An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.

+Which other U.S. cities have Trichloroethylene over the federal limit?

4 of the 117 systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, La Verne, City Wd — La Verne, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Trichloroethylene measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Trichloroethylene entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rockford, IL 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/il/rockford/2024/source.

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