Disinfection byproducts · 2024

Bromate in Ann Arbor, MI tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

Ann Arbor, MI's 2024 Bromate level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
4 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–8.6 ug/L

Verbatim from Ann Arbor, MI's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Bromate

A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone.

Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.

How Ann Arbor, MI compares

5 of the 132 systems measuring Bromate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Bromate:

People also ask

+Is there Bromate in Ann Arbor, MI tap water?

Yes — Ann Arbor, MI's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromate at 0–8.6 ug/L. Ann Arbor, MI's 2024 Bromate level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

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

The federal MCL for Bromate is 10 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Bromate?

A disinfection byproduct formed when bromide-containing water is treated with ozone. Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.

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

5 of the 132 systems on The Water Map measuring Bromate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, City of Hemet, CA, City of Menifee, CA.

+Where does this Bromate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromate entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ann Arbor, MI 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/mi/ann-arbor/2024/source.

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