Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromochloromethane

Kitchawan Water District

NOTE: Kitchawan Water District purchases water from New Castle/Stanwood WD which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by New Castle/Stanwood WD.

Bromochloromethane is a tap water disinfection byproduct; it is also used as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing and as a fire extinguishing agent. Disinfection byproducts in drinking water increase the risk of cancer.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.06 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.06 ppb for bromochloromethane 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, harm to reproduction and child development, and change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Kitchawan Water District purchases water from New Castle/Stanwood WD which is required to test for bromochloromethane. Sample information shown below was taken by New Castle/Stanwood WD.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-03-133586589001AMND
2013-06-193597476001AMND
2013-09-1935109139001AMND
2013-12-1835120256001AMND
2018-09-24AU20755-POCSND
2018-09-24AU20756-POCSND
2019-05-317091708-POCS-NCND
2019-11-12AV23851-POCS-NCND
2020-05-0870130549001-POCS-NCND
2020-05-13AW08856-POCSND
2020-10-21AW20413-POCSND
2020-10-21AW20411-POCSND
2020-11-09AW21631-POCS-NCND
2021-05-27AX10204-POCSND
2021-09-20AX19184-NC-POCSND
2021-09-20AX19182-NC-POCSND
2021-10-13AX20798-POCSND
2021-10-14AX20887-POCSND
2022-06-09AY09842-POCSND
2022-10-24AY19123-NC-POCSND
2022-10-24AY19130-NC-POCSND
2022-11-01AY19670-POCSND
2022-11-01AY19672-POCSND
2023-06-20AZ10986-POCSND
2023-10-17AZ19198-POCSND
2023-10-17AZ19196-POCSND
2023-10-19AZ19387-NC-POCSND
2023-10-19AZ19384-NC-POCSND