Dicamba
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Dicamba is a herbicide sold for agricultural and residential uses. Dicamba-resistant GMO corn and soybeans are currently being marketed, indicating that dicamba spraying will increase across the U.S. Dicamba harms the brain and nervous system, and may also harm reproduction and child development.
2015-2017:
10
states detected
21
utilities detected
363,000
people served
Health concerns for dicamba
Harm to the brain and nervous system
Harm to reproduction and child development
States reporting dicamba in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Delaware | 2 | 307,000 | |
| South Carolina | 2 | 14,559 | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 11,900 | |
| Missouri | 2 | 10,770 | |
| Nebraska | 3 | 9,338 | |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 6,085 | |
| Illinois | 1 | 1,800 | |
| New York | 6 | 896 | |
| Nevada | 1 | 330 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 184 | |
Filtering technologies that reduce dicamba
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of dicamba, 2015-2017
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana* | Minden, NV | 1 of 2 | 0.750 ppb | 330 |
| Talmage, Village of | Talmage, NE | 1 of 7 | 0.336 ppb | 266 |
| Alliance, City of | Alliance, NE | 1 of 7 | 0.289 ppb | 8,500 |
| Mount Pulaski | Mt. Pulaski, IL | 1 of 2 | 0.240 ppb | 1,800 |
| Boonville PWS* | Boonville, MO | 1 of 4 | 0.233 ppb | 8,319 |
| Adams, Village of | Adams, NE | 1 of 6 | 0.218 ppb | 572 |
| The Devereux Foundation | Newfoundland, PA | 1 of 1 | 0.210 ppb | 89 |
| Country Village Estates | Great Valley, NY | 1 of 3 | 0.1000 ppb | 75 |
| White Lantern Mobile Court | Randolph, NY | 1 of 2 | 0.0950 ppb | 37 |
| Twin Lakes Mobile Homes | Yorkshire, NY | 1 of 3 | 0.0933 ppb | 550 |
| Cedarburg L & W Commission | Cedarburg, WI | 1 of 4 | 0.0875 ppb | 11,900 |
| Limberlost Road Apartments (gu) | Westmoreland, NY | 1 of 5 | 0.0760 ppb | 25 |
| Hillview Village | Yorkshire, NY | 1 of 3 | 0.0567 ppb | 84 |
| Chester Metro* | Chester, SC | 1 of 6 | 0.0550 ppb | 12,731 |
| Mitford Water District (sc2020005) | Great Falls, SC | 1 of 6 | 0.0550 ppb | 1,828 |
| Country Colony Estates | Honeoye Falls, NY | 1 of 3 | 0.0400 ppb | 125 |
| Templeton Munic. Light and Water Plant | Templeton, MA | 1 of 9 | 0.0267 ppb | 6,085 |
| Artesian Water Company* | Newark, DE | 1 of 95 | 0.00105 ppb | 301,000 |
* 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 Dicamba, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg L & W Commission | Cedarburg, WI | 1 of 4 | 0.0875 ppb | 11,900 |
| Chester Metro* | Chester, SC | 1 of 6 | 0.0550 ppb | 12,731 |
| Artesian Water Company* | Newark, DE | 1 of 95 | 0.00105 ppb | 301,000 |
* 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 Dicamba, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.