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MTBE

Harleton Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Harleton Water Supply Corporation purchases water from Northeast Texas Municipal Water District which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

MTBE was used as gasoline oxygenation additive to boost the octane number. In 2005, MTBE was replaced by ethanol as a gasoline additive. MTBE causes cancers in rats.

 

7

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: 13 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 13 ppb for MTBE was defined 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 cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Harleton Water Supply Corporation purchases water from Northeast Texas Municipal Water District which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-20Q1837729001ND
2019-08-14Q1954876001ND
2020-04-23Q2016185003ND
2020-08-18Q2032884003ND
2021-02-09Q2103854003ND
2022-03-01Q2206887005ND
2023-01-18Q2302651002ND