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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dibromoacetic acid

Wanette Public Works Authority

NOTE: Wanette Public Works Authority purchases water from Pottawatomie County Rural Water District #3 which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Pottawatomie County Rural Water District #3.

Dibromoacetic 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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a on-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk level. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Wanette Public Works Authority purchases water from Pottawatomie County Rural Water District #3 which is required to test for dibromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Pottawatomie County Rural Water District #3.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-13039873.004ND
2014-02-13039873.002ND
2014-05-13043091.004ND
2014-05-13043091.002ND
2014-08-19046790.004ND
2014-08-19046790.002ND
2014-11-20050598.004ND
2014-11-20050598.002ND
2015-02-19053188.004ND
2015-02-19053188.002ND
2015-05-19056431.002ND
2015-05-19056431.004ND
2015-08-18060668.004ND
2015-08-18060668.002ND
2015-11-19065052.004ND
2015-11-19065052.002ND
2016-02-18068004.004ND
2016-02-18068004.002ND
2016-05-19SDWA-1033741-00ND
2016-05-19SDWA-1033736-00ND
2016-08-17SDWA-1059014-00ND
2016-08-17SDWA-1059012-00ND
2016-11-18SDWA-1098414-00ND
2016-11-18SDWA-1098415-00ND
2017-02-15SDWA-1123132-00ND
2017-02-15SDWA-1123131-00ND
2017-05-17SDWA-1152967-00ND
2017-05-17SDWA-1152966-00ND
2017-08-15SDWA-1181088-04ND
2017-08-15SDWA-1181087-04ND
2017-11-14SDWA-1211736-04ND
2017-11-14SDWA-1211735-04ND
2018-02-13SDWA-1237160-04ND
2018-02-13SDWA-1237159-04ND
2018-05-16SDWA-1262500-04ND
2018-05-16SDWA-1262505-04ND
2018-08-14SDWA-1290202-04ND
2018-08-30SDWA-1304419-00ND
2018-11-15SDWA-1322695-00ND
2018-11-15SDWA-1322690-00ND
2019-02-13SDWA-1348076-00ND
2019-02-13SDWA-1348071-00ND
2019-05-14SDWA-1371964-00ND
2019-05-14SDWA-1371961-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1403376-00ND
2019-08-13SDWA-1403371-00ND
2019-11-12SDWA-1436401-00ND
2019-11-12SDWA-1436406-00ND