Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Allendale Water Department

NOTE: Allendale Water Department purchases water from United Water NJ which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by United Water NJ.

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND70ND
2023ND50ND

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: Allendale Water Department purchases water from United Water NJ which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by United Water NJ.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-248010726-01ND
2018-04-068040261-01ND
2018-07-068070310-01ND
2018-07-108070363-01ND
2018-10-048100284-01ND
2019-01-089010311-01ND
2019-04-049040295-01ND
2019-07-099070487-01ND
2019-07-169070896-01ND
2019-10-169100925-01ND
2020-02-260021051-01ND
2020-05-140050649-01ND
2020-07-010070082-03ND
2021-07-071070325-01ND
2022-07-072070381-01ND
2023-07-0523G0111-03ND