VOCs & pesticides · 2025
Trichloroethylene in City of Poquoson, VA tap water
City of Poquoson, VA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Trichloroethylene and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Maximum Max Conc | Not detected ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from City of Poquoson, VA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroethylene
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
How City of Poquoson, VA compares
1 of the 32 systems measuring Trichloroethylene on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Trichloroethylene:
People also ask
+Is there Trichloroethylene in City of Poquoson, VA tap water?
City of Poquoson, VA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Trichloroethylene and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Trichloroethylene 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 Trichloroethylene?
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
+Which other U.S. cities have Trichloroethylene over the federal limit?
1 of the 32 systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include El Monte, CA.
+Where does this Trichloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroethylene entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Poquoson, VA 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/va/poquoson/2025/source.