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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Kirkmont Municipal Utility District

NOTE: Kirkmont Municipal Utility District purchases water from Sagemeadow Utility District which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Sagemeadow Utility District.

1,1-Dichloroethylene is used for plastics production. It damages DNA and causes cancer in laboratory animal studies.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1-dichloroethylene, established in 1987, was based on a toxicity study conducted in laboratory animals in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Kirkmont Municipal Utility District purchases water from Sagemeadow Utility District which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Sagemeadow Utility District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-12AE22292ND
2018-04-12AE22302ND
2019-02-19AE54864ND
2019-02-19AE54878ND
2020-02-19AE98980ND
2020-02-19AE98982ND
2021-03-04AF45423ND
2021-03-04AF45425ND
2022-03-24AF90466ND
2022-03-24AF90498ND
2023-02-22AG29946ND