Butachlor
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Butachlor is a herbicide that is no longer used in the U.S.
2017-2019:
FOUND
4
states detected
7
utilities detected
73,926
people served
States reporting butachlor in drinking water
UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
---|---|---|---|
State | Utilities | People Served | |
South Carolina | 2 | 50,196 | |
Wisconsin | 1 | 11,762 | |
Texas | 3 | 11,639 | |
New York | 1 | 329 |
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Utilities with the highest amounts of butachlor, 2017-2019
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
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Pocantico Hills Water District | Valhalla, NY | 1 of 5 | 0.214 ppb | 329 |
Riverview Manor Condos | Manchester, NH | 1 of 2 | 0.0800 ppb | 110 |
Laurens CPW* | Laurens, SC | 1 of 6 | 0.0267 ppb | 13,882 |
Port Washington Waterworks | Port Washington, WI | 1 of 2 | 0.00500 ppb | 11,762 |
City of Hillsboro | Hillsboro, TX | 1 of 24 | 0.00417 ppb | 8,456 |
Files Valley Water Supply Corporation* | Itasca, TX | 1 of 24 | 0.00417 ppb | 3,183 |
Aquilla WSD* | Hillsboro, TX | 1 of 24 | 0.00417 ppb | 0 |
Ely Municipal Water Department* | Ely, NV | 1 of 11 | 0.00364 ppb | 5,000 |
Ruth Water District | Mcgill, NV | 1 of 11 | 0.00364 ppb | 470 |
* 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 Butachlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
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Laurens CPW* | Laurens, SC | 1 of 6 | 0.0267 ppb | 13,882 |
Port Washington Waterworks | Port Washington, WI | 1 of 2 | 0.00500 ppb | 11,762 |
* 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 Butachlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.