Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Benzene

Pine Meadow Mutual Water

NOTE: Pine Meadow Mutual Water purchases water from Mountain Regional Water Special Service District which is required to test for benzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.

Benzene is a known human carcinogen. It also damages blood cells and the nervous system. Emissions from petroleum processing, hazardous waste landfills and underground storage tanks contaminate drinking water with benzene. Read More.

To protect against cancer risks, California set a public health goal for benzene in drinking water at 0.15 parts per billion, 30 times lower than the federal legal limit of 5 parts per billion.

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57

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.15 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.15 ppb for benzene 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.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for benzene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to benzene exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Pine Meadow Mutual Water purchases water from Mountain Regional Water Special Service District which is required to test for benzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.

Date Result
2018-03-20ND
2018-06-06ND
2018-06-20ND
2018-08-23ND
2018-09-05ND
2019-01-03ND
2019-01-03ND
2019-01-03ND
2019-01-03ND
2019-01-24ND
2019-01-24ND
2019-01-24ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-03-20ND
2019-04-18ND
2019-11-14ND
2020-02-27ND
2020-03-02ND
2020-07-14ND
2020-07-14ND
2020-09-15ND
2020-09-21ND
2020-12-04ND
2020-12-30ND
2021-03-16ND
2021-06-03ND
2021-06-08ND
2021-08-04ND
2021-12-08ND
2021-12-08ND
2022-02-17ND
2022-02-17ND
2022-02-17ND
2022-02-17ND
2022-05-04ND
2022-05-05ND
2022-05-05ND
2022-05-05ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-09-07ND
2022-12-06ND
2022-12-06ND
2022-12-07ND
2023-03-16ND
2023-06-21ND
2023-09-21ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-12-11ND
2023-12-11ND