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Monochloroacetic acid

Bluffdale Water System

Monochloroacetic 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.

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44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
20150.288 ppb81ND - 2.30 ppb
2016ND60ND
20170.600 ppb82ND - 2.49 ppb
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 53 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 53 ppb for monochloroacetic acid was proposed in 2020 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 system toxicity.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2014-01-09ND
2014-01-09ND
2014-04-14ND
2014-04-14ND
2014-10-14ND
2014-10-14ND
2015-01-13ND
2015-01-13ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-07-13ND
2015-07-13ND
2015-10-14ND
2015-10-142.30 ppb
2016-01-13ND
2016-01-13ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-04-12ND
2016-10-11ND
2016-10-11ND
2017-01-12ND
2017-01-12ND
2017-04-102.49 ppb
2017-04-10ND
2017-07-10ND
2017-07-102.31 ppb
2017-10-10ND
2017-10-10ND
2018-01-11ND
2018-01-11ND
2018-04-16ND
2018-04-16ND
2018-07-16ND
2018-07-16ND
2018-10-24ND
2018-10-24ND
2019-01-08ND
2019-01-08ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-07-22ND
2019-07-22ND
2019-10-08ND
2019-10-08ND