Disinfection byproducts · 2024

Bromate in Bellevue, WA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Bellevue, WA's 2024 Bromate measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Cedar Water
0.7 ug/L
Range
Cedar Water
11 ug/L
Average
Tolt Water
0.1 ug/L
Range
Tolt Water
2 ug/L

Verbatim from Bellevue, WA'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 Bellevue, WA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Bromate in Bellevue, WA tap water?

Yes — Bellevue, WA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Bromate at 0.7 ug/L. Bellevue, WA's 2024 Bromate measurement is below the federal limit of 0 ug/L (MCLG).

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

The federal MCLG for Bromate 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 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.

+Where does this Bromate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Bromate entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bellevue, WA 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/wa/bellevue/2024/source.

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