VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Simazine in New Orleans, LA tap water
New Orleans, LA's 2024 Simazine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Westbank | Not detected ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Eastbank | 0–0.054 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Westbank | Not detected ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Eastbank | 0–0.054 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Westbank | Not detected ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Eastbank | 0–0.054 ug/L | 4 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How New Orleans, LA compares
2 of the 34 systems measuring Simazine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Simazine:
People also ask
+Is there Simazine in New Orleans, LA tap water?
Yes — New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Simazine at 0–0.054 ug/L. New Orleans, LA's 2024 Simazine measurement is below the federal limit of 4 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Simazine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Simazine is 4 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have Simazine over the federal limit?
2 of the 34 systems on The Water Map measuring Simazine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, Charlotte, NC.
+Where does this Simazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Simazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the New Orleans, LA 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/la/new-orleans/2024/source.