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Alachlor (Lasso)

Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation purchases water from West Travis County Regional WS which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by West Travis County Regional WS.

Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.

 

6

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

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 2 ppb

The legal limit for alachlor, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation purchases water from West Travis County Regional WS which is required to test for alachlor (lasso). Sample information shown below was taken by West Travis County Regional WS.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-15AE14239ND
2019-01-23AE51055ND
2020-09-01AF25926ND
2021-08-11AF65776ND
2022-08-11AG08974ND
2023-03-16AG33430ND