Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Mountain Hill Water Company

NOTE: Mountain Hill Water Company purchases water from Town of North East which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of North East.

MTBE was used as gasoline oxygenation additive to boost the octane number. In 2005, MTBE was replaced by ethanol as a gasoline additive. MTBE causes cancers in rats.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 13 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 13 ppb for MTBE was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Mountain Hill Water Company purchases water from Town of North East which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of North East.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-24E18003801001ND
2018-04-24E18003801004ND
2019-06-11E19004244001ND
2019-06-11E19004245001ND
2020-03-18E20003190001ND
2020-03-18E20003190004ND
2021-06-23E21003830001ND
2021-06-23E21003830004ND
2023-05-18E2300286502ND
2023-05-18E2300286602ND