Chloroethane
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Chloroethane is a volatile solvent used in manufacturing, and as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant.
2015:
FOUND
7
states detected
27
utilities detected
104,000
people served
Health concerns for chloroethane
Harm to the brain and nervous system
Harm to the immune system
States reporting chloroethane in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| New York | 4 | 50,020 | |
| Maryland | 4 | 35,719 | |
| Texas | 13 | 16,547 | |
| Missouri | 1 | 1,623 | |
| Connecticut | 3 | 266 | |
| Arkansas | 1 | 50 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 27 | |
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Utilities with the highest amounts of chloroethane, 2015
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stover | Stover, MO | 1 of 2 | 1,000.0 ppb | 1,623 |
| City of Big Wells | Big Wells, TX | 1 of 1 | 15.0 ppb | 692 |
| Hunters Creek Mobile Home Park | Orchard Park, NY | 7 of 12 | 3.53 ppb | 150 |
| Lake Country Acres | Austin, TX | 1 of 1 | 3.07 ppb | 456 |
| Olsen Estates Water System | Mont Belvieu, TX | 1 of 1 | 2.30 ppb | 162 |
| Havenshire Water System | Spring, TX | 1 of 1 | 2.20 ppb | 63 |
| Greenbriar Estates | New Waverly, TX | 1 of 1 | 2.00 ppb | 105 |
| Bluff Dale Water Supply Corporation | Bluff Dale, TX | 1 of 1 | 1.77 ppb | 267 |
| Windfern Forest Utility District* | Houston, TX | 1 of 2 | 1.70 ppb | 7,170 |
| Benbrook Village Mobile Home Park | Denver, TX | 1 of 1 | 1.46 ppb | 240 |
| City of Florence* | Florence, TX | 1 of 2 | 1.45 ppb | 1,779 |
| Bois D Arc Water System | Hope, AR | 1 of 1 | 1.22 ppb | 50 |
| Houghton Water District | Caneadea, NY | 1 of 1 | 1.22 ppb | 2,000 |
| Evergreen Trailer Park - System #3 | Clinton, CT | 1 of 1 | 1.20 ppb | 68 |
| Evergreen Trailer Park - System #4 | Clinton, CT | 1 of 1 | 0.860 ppb | 110 |
| Crossroads Mfg. Housing Corporation | Rush, NY | 1 of 1 | 0.820 ppb | 60 |
| City of Westminster | Westminster, MD | 2 of 2 | 0.760 ppb | 35,256 |
| Todd Village Mobile Home Park | Finksburg, MD | 1 of 1 | 0.740 ppb | 180 |
| Harris County Water Control and Improvement District 116* | Houston, TX | 1 of 3 | 0.700 ppb | 3,705 |
| Bramble Hills | Westminster, MD | 1 of 1 | 0.630 ppb | 33 |
| Newark | Berlin, MD | 1 of 1 | 0.520 ppb | 250 |
| Connecticut Water Company - Rivercrest Division | Portland, CT | 1 of 4 | 0.220 ppb | 88 |
| Pine Valley Golf Club | Pine Valley, NJ | 2 of 2 | 0.145 ppb | 27 |
| Hicksville WD | Hicksville, NY | 6 of 170 | 0.0329 ppb | 47,810 |
* 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 Chloroethane, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster | Westminster, MD | 2 of 2 | 0.760 ppb | 35,256 |
| Hicksville WD | Hicksville, NY | 6 of 170 | 0.0329 ppb | 47,810 |