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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Bud Well #7 Water Treatment Plant

NOTE: Bud Well #7 Water Treatment Plant purchases water from Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant.

1,1-Dichloroethylene is used for plastics production. It damages DNA and causes cancer in laboratory animal studies.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1-dichloroethylene, established in 1987, was based on a toxicity study conducted in laboratory animals in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bud Well #7 Water Treatment Plant purchases water from Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant.

Date Result
2018-04-05ND
2018-04-11ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-10ND
2020-01-07ND
2020-04-06ND
2020-04-08ND
2021-04-12ND
2021-04-12ND
2022-04-05ND
2022-07-20ND
2023-04-05ND
2023-04-05ND
2023-04-25ND