Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Dichloroacetic acid in Cincinnati, OH tap water
Cincinnati, OH's 2024 report shows Dichloroacetic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–8 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 3.2 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Cincinnati, OH'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.
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People also ask
+Is there Dichloroacetic acid in Cincinnati, OH tap water?
Yes — Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Dichloroacetic acid at 3.2 ug/L. Cincinnati, OH's 2024 report shows Dichloroacetic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cincinnati, OH 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/oh/cincinnati/2024/source.