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Monochloroacetic acid

Sidney City PWS

Monochloroacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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120

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND190ND
2015ND190ND
20160.630 ppb204ND - 3.40 ppb
20170.0936 ppb221ND - 2.06 ppb
2018ND200ND
2019ND200ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 53 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 53 ppb for monochloroacetic acid was proposed in 2020 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 system toxicity.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-0214A0158-01ND
2014-01-0214A0158-02ND
2014-01-0214A0158-03ND
2014-01-0214A0158-04ND
2014-04-02A140190744ND
2014-04-02A140190745ND
2014-04-02A140190746ND
2014-04-02A140190747ND
2014-04-02A140190751ND
2014-07-02A140190754ND
2014-07-02A140190755ND
2014-07-02A140191638ND
2014-07-02A140191641ND
2014-07-02A140191642ND
2014-10-02A140217226ND
2014-10-02A140217227ND
2014-10-02A140217228ND
2014-10-02A140217229ND
2014-10-02A140217230ND
2015-01-07A150231622ND
2015-01-07A150231623ND
2015-01-07A150231624ND
2015-01-07A150231625ND
2015-01-07A150231626ND
2015-04-0115D0322-01ND
2015-04-0115D0322-02ND
2015-04-0115D0322-03ND
2015-04-0115D0322-04ND
2015-07-0615G0303-01ND
2015-07-0615G0302-01ND
2015-07-0615G0302-02ND
2015-07-0615G0302-03ND
2015-07-0615G0302-04ND
2015-10-0515J0265-01ND
2015-10-0515J0268-01ND
2015-10-0515J0268-02ND
2015-10-0515J0268-03ND
2015-10-0515J0268-04ND
2016-01-0416A0267-01ND
2016-01-0416A0270-01ND
2016-01-0416A0270-02ND
2016-01-0416A0270-03ND
2016-01-0416A0270-04ND
2016-04-07A160374639ND
2016-04-07A160374636ND
2016-04-07A160374637ND
2016-04-07A160374638ND
2016-04-07A160374642ND
2016-07-07A160399328ND
2016-07-07A1603993302.70 ppb
2016-07-07A1603993323.30 ppb
2016-07-07A1603993333.40 ppb
2016-07-07A160399334ND
2016-10-06A160447210ND
2016-10-06A1604472113.20 ppb
2016-10-06A160447212ND
2016-10-06A160447213ND
2016-10-06A160447214ND
2017-01-06010617015ND
2017-01-06010617016ND
2017-01-060106170182.06 ppb
2017-01-06010617019ND
2017-04-06A170476967ND
2017-04-06A170476963ND
2017-04-06A170476964ND
2017-04-06A170476965ND
2017-04-06A170476966ND
2017-07-13A170504514ND
2017-07-13A170504515ND
2017-07-13A170504516ND
2017-07-13A170504517ND
2017-07-13A170504518ND
2017-07-13A170504513ND
2017-07-14A170504519ND
2017-07-14A170498134ND
2017-10-05A170476968ND
2017-10-05A170399678ND
2017-10-05A170476933ND
2017-10-05A170476935ND
2017-10-05A170504521ND
2018-01-04A180539902ND
2018-01-04A180539896ND
2018-01-04A180539897ND
2018-01-04A180539898ND
2018-01-04A180539899ND
2018-04-05A180587503ND
2018-04-05A180587504ND
2018-04-05A180587505ND
2018-04-05A180587506ND
2018-04-05A180587507ND
2018-07-05A180605954ND
2018-07-05A180605946ND
2018-07-05A180605947ND
2018-07-05A180605952ND
2018-07-05A180605953ND
2018-10-04A180632248ND
2018-10-04A180632249ND
2018-10-04A180632250ND
2018-10-04A180632251ND
2018-10-04A180632252ND
2019-01-039A00708-01ND
2019-01-039A00591-01ND
2019-01-039A00591-02ND
2019-01-039A00591-03ND
2019-01-039A00591-04ND
2019-04-049D00815-01ND
2019-04-049D00809-03ND
2019-04-049D00809-04ND
2019-04-049D00809-05ND
2019-04-049D00809-06ND
2019-07-039G00880-05ND
2019-07-039G00880-01ND
2019-07-039G00880-02ND
2019-07-039G00880-03ND
2019-07-039G00880-04ND
2019-10-039J00933-01ND
2019-10-039J00926-01ND
2019-10-039J00926-02ND
2019-10-039J00926-03ND
2019-10-039J00926-04ND