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Chlorate

Horsham Water&sewer Authority

Chlorate forms in drinking water as a byproduct of disinfection. Chlorate impairs thyroid function, making chlorate exposure most harmful during pregnancy and childhood. Read More.

In 2002, California scientists proposed an advisory value, called an action level, for chlorate at 200 parts per billion. Between 2013 and 2015, the EPA collected data through the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program and found that over 15 percent of water tests from 38 percent of utilities had chlorate levels above a health-protective concentration, which federal scientists defined as 210 parts per billion, nearly equivalent to the California advisory value.

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38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201432.5 ppb2112ND - 138.0 ppb
201543.2 ppb1711ND - 127.0 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 210 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 210 ppb for chlorate was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against hormone disruption.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-24AE37874ND
2014-06-24AE3787726.0 ppb
2014-06-24AE37871ND
2014-06-24AE37772ND
2014-06-24AE3777855.0 ppb
2014-06-24AE3777521.0 ppb
2014-06-24AE3786869.0 ppb
2014-06-24AE3776946.0 ppb
2014-06-24AE3778152.0 ppb
2014-06-25AE3811925.0 ppb
2014-06-25AE38113ND
2014-06-25AE38116ND
2014-06-25AE38110ND
2014-06-26AE3821494.0 ppb
2014-06-26AE38211ND
2014-07-03AE3927922.0 ppb
2014-07-24AE41843ND
2014-09-24AE4970245.0 ppb
2014-09-24AE4970489.0 ppb
2014-09-24AE50038138.0 ppb
2014-12-08AE59494ND
2015-01-21AE6262460.0 ppb
2015-01-21AE62540117.0 ppb
2015-01-21AE62626ND
2015-01-21AE62619ND
2015-01-21AE6263198.0 ppb
2015-01-21AE62616127.0 ppb
2015-01-21AE62622ND
2015-01-21AE62621ND
2015-01-21AE6261835.0 ppb
2015-01-22AE6262332.0 ppb
2015-01-22AE6262933.0 ppb
2015-01-22AE62615ND
2015-01-22AE62614ND
2015-01-22AE6262030.0 ppb
2015-03-18AE6881542.0 ppb
2015-03-19AE6881752.0 ppb
2015-03-19AE68813109.0 ppb