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Monobromoacetic acid

Louetta Road Utility District

NOTE: Louetta Road Utility District purchases water from Terranova West Municipal Utility District which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Terranova West Municipal Utility District.

Monobromoacetic 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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Louetta Road Utility District purchases water from Terranova West Municipal Utility District which is required to test for monobromoacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Terranova West Municipal Utility District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-24AE10509ND
2018-04-04AE21182ND
2018-09-10AE39320ND
2018-11-30AE47566ND
2019-01-31AE52416ND
2019-04-18AE62959ND
2019-09-25AE84598ND
2019-11-20AE89925ND
2020-02-13AE98417ND
2020-05-28AF13054ND
2020-07-09AF18854ND
2020-11-12AF34361ND
2021-03-04AF45375ND
2021-06-17AF58594ND
2021-08-12AF66070ND
2021-10-21AF74356ND
2022-02-10AF84254ND
2022-04-21AF94018ND
2022-09-22AG14426ND
2022-12-08AG21285ND
2023-03-02AG31313ND
2023-05-18AG41058ND
2023-08-17AG52988ND
2023-11-02AG62154ND