Acetochlor
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Acetochlor is a herbicide used on cabbage, citrus, coffee and corn crops; it is a probable human carcinogen.
2015-2017:
FOUND
4
states detected
147
utilities detected
492,000
people served
Health concerns for acetochlor
Cancer
States reporting acetochlor in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Kansas | 127 | 449,640 | |
| Illinois | 17 | 40,654 | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1,840 | |
| Missouri | 1 | 336 | |
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Filtering technologies that reduce acetochlor
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of acetochlor, 2015-2017
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison County Rural Water District 1 | Atchison, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.843 ppb | 490 |
| Atchison County Rural Water District 6 | Atchison, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.843 ppb | 670 |
| City of Atchison* | Atchison, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.843 ppb | 10,771 |
| Atchison County Rural Water District 3 | Atchison, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.843 ppb | 110 |
| City of Topeka* | Topeka, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.697 ppb | 165,000 |
| Metro Topeka Airport Authority | Topeka, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.697 ppb | 500 |
| Shawnee County Rural Water District 1c | Auburn, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.697 ppb | 4,160 |
| Shawnee County Rural Water District 3c* | Topeka, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.697 ppb | 1,785 |
| Hume PWS | Hume, MO | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 336 |
| Public Wholesale WSD 13* | Mound City, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 16,053 |
| Mound City, City of | Mound City, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 682 |
| Blue Mound, City of | Blue Mound, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 275 |
| Linn County Rural Water District 2* | Mound City, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 1,960 |
| Linn County Rural Water District 1 | La Cygne, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 1,200 |
| Parker, City of | Parker, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 273 |
| Baxter Springs, City of* | Baxter Springs, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.400 ppb | 4,073 |
| Chetopa, City of | Chetopa, KS | 2 of 2 | 0.360 ppb | 1,091 |
| Richmond, City of | Richmond, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.330 ppb | 457 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 8 | Independence, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.277 ppb | 340 |
| Independence, City of* | Independence, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.277 ppb | 9,162 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 4 | Sycamore, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.277 ppb | 745 |
| Garnett, City of* | Garnett, KS | 1 of 2 | 0.265 ppb | 3,295 |
| Anderson County Rural Water District 1 | Garnett, KS | 1 of 2 | 0.265 ppb | 37 |
| Leavenworth County Rural Water District 5 | Leavenworth, KS | 2 of 6 | 0.200 ppb | 740 |
| Leavenworth Water Department* | Leavenworth, KS | 2 of 6 | 0.200 ppb | 36,000 |
| Leavenworth County Rural Water District 8 | Mclouth, KS | 2 of 6 | 0.200 ppb | 2,500 |
| Leavenworth County Rural Water District 1 | Leavenworth, KS | 2 of 6 | 0.200 ppb | 40 |
| Leavenworth County Rural Water District 2 | Leavenworth, KS | 2 of 6 | 0.200 ppb | 483 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 2c A | Liberty, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.193 ppb | 1,113 |
| Coffeyville, City of* | Coffeyville, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.193 ppb | 9,876 |
| Dearing, City of* | Dearing, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.193 ppb | 408 |
| Nowata County Rural Water District #7 | South Coffeyville, OK | 2 of 3 | 0.193 ppb | 1,050 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 14 | Coffeyville, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.193 ppb | 330 |
| South Coffeyville | South Coffeyville, OK | 2 of 3 | 0.193 ppb | 790 |
| Labette County Rural Water District 6 | Coffeyville, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.193 ppb | 1,550 |
| Mitchell County Rural Water District 1 | Beloit, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.167 ppb | 345 |
| Beloit, City of* | Beloit, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.167 ppb | 3,792 |
| Franklin County Rural Water District 6* | Rantoul, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.160 ppb | 2,960 |
| Lane, City of | Lane, KS | 1 of 1 | 0.160 ppb | 222 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 6 | Chanute, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 314 |
| Fredonia, City of | Fredonia, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 2,372 |
| Public Wholesale Water Supply District 23* | Fredonia, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 1 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 10 | Chanute, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 808 |
| Buffalo, City of | Buffalo, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 224 |
| Altoona, City of | Altoona, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 390 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 12 | Chanute, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 437 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 9 | Chanute, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 200 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 13 | Fredonia, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 223 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 2 | Fredonia, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 194 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 1 | Fredonia, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.153 ppb | 307 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Acetochlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Atchison* | Atchison, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.843 ppb | 10,771 |
| City of Topeka* | Topeka, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.697 ppb | 165,000 |
| Public Wholesale WSD 13* | Mound City, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.553 ppb | 16,053 |
| Leavenworth Water Department* | Leavenworth, KS | 2 of 6 | 0.200 ppb | 36,000 |
| City of Parsons* | Parsons, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.0567 ppb | 10,174 |
| City of Gardner | Gardner, KS | 1 of 3 | 0.0433 ppb | 20,667 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Acetochlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.