Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Dichloroacetic acid in Kansas City, KS tap water
Kansas City, KS's 2024 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 60 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 10.31 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Range Range Detected | 1.4–20 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Dichloroacetic acid
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5 for cancer risk.
People also ask
+Is there Dichloroacetic acid in Kansas City, KS tap water?
Yes — Kansas City, KS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dichloroacetic acid at 10.31 ug/L. Kansas City, KS's 2024 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 60 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Dichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Dichloroacetic acid is 60 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Dichloroacetic acid?
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5 for cancer risk.
+Where does this Dichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Dichloroacetic 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.