Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Dichloroacetic acid in Overland Park, KS tap water
Overland Park, KS's 2023 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 8 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 2.5–16.6 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Overland Park, KS's 2023 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.
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People also ask
+Is there Dichloroacetic acid in Overland Park, KS tap water?
Yes — Overland Park, KS's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dichloroacetic acid at 8 ug/L. Overland Park, KS's 2023 Dichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Dichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Dichloroacetic acid 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 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Overland Park, 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/overland-park/2023/source.