Disinfection byproducts · 2024
Bromodichloroacetic acid in Kansas City, KS tap water
Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromodichloroacetic acid at or above the federal limit (0.5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 9.7× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Range Detected | 0.68–6 ug/L | 0.5 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 4.86 ug/L | 0.5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Bromodichloroacetic acid
A brominated haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
Part of the broader HAA9 group; monitored but without its own enforceable federal limit.
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People also ask
+Is there Bromodichloroacetic acid in Kansas City, KS tap water?
Yes — Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromodichloroacetic acid at 4.86 ug/L. Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Bromodichloroacetic acid at or above the federal limit (0.5 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 9.7× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Bromodichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Bromodichloroacetic acid is 0.5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Bromodichloroacetic acid?
A brominated haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. Part of the broader HAA9 group; monitored but without its own enforceable federal limit.
+Where does this Bromodichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Bromodichloroacetic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Kansas City, KS 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/ks/kansas-city/2024/source.