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Chlorate

Western Virginia Water Authority

Chlorate forms in drinking water as a byproduct of disinfection. Chlorate impairs thyroid function, making chlorate exposure most harmful during pregnancy and childhood. Read More.

In 2002, California scientists proposed an advisory value, called an action level, for chlorate at 200 parts per billion. Between 2013 and 2015, the EPA collected data through the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program and found that over 15 percent of water tests from 38 percent of utilities had chlorate levels above a health-protective concentration, which federal scientists defined as 210 parts per billion, nearly equivalent to the California advisory value.

Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

 

470

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

28

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201446.9 ppb10367ND - 917.0 ppb
201538.5 ppb7965ND - 150.0 ppb
201656.3 ppb7269ND - 410.0 ppb
201784.1 ppb7260ND - 520.0 ppb
201871.8 ppb7267ND - 480.0 ppb
201974.6 ppb7269ND - 460.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 210 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 210 ppb for chlorate was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against hormone disruption.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-14295824434.0 ppb
2014-01-14295824228.0 ppb
2014-01-15295824339.0 ppb
2014-01-152958239ND
2014-01-152958240ND
2014-01-152958241ND
2014-02-1120140212087053.0 ppb
2014-02-1120140212087253.0 ppb
2014-02-1120140212087124.0 ppb
2014-02-1120140212087421.0 ppb
2014-02-1120140212087317.0 ppb
2014-02-11201402120875ND
2014-03-05298845851.0 ppb
2014-03-05298845647.0 ppb
2014-03-05298846022.0 ppb
2014-03-06298845751.0 ppb
2014-03-06298845919.0 ppb
2014-03-062988461ND
2014-04-0914041425-001ND
2014-04-14300948212.0 ppb
2014-04-15300948427.0 ppb
2014-04-16300948337.0 ppb
2014-04-16300948520.0 ppb
2014-04-163009487ND
2014-04-163009486ND
2014-04-1814050506-002102.0 ppb
2014-04-2114050504-00174.7 ppb
2014-04-2114050504-002ND
2014-04-2214050506-001ND
2014-04-2314050510-002422.0 ppb
2014-04-2314050510-001ND
2014-05-053020962ND
2014-05-06302095937.0 ppb
2014-05-06302095837.0 ppb
2014-05-06302096136.0 ppb
2014-05-06302096028.0 ppb
2014-05-06302096323.0 ppb
2014-06-02303766838.0 ppb
2014-06-02303767135.0 ppb
2014-06-02303766732.0 ppb
2014-06-03303766950.0 ppb
2014-06-03303767027.0 ppb
2014-06-033037672ND
2014-07-07305788435.0 ppb
2014-07-07305788934.0 ppb
2014-07-07305788623.0 ppb
2014-07-07305788522.0 ppb
2014-07-073057888ND
2014-07-073057887ND
2014-07-1514080392-002ND
2014-07-1514080392-001ND
2014-07-2914082310-001419.0 ppb
2014-07-2914082310-002273.0 ppb
2014-08-06307685851.0 ppb
2014-08-06307685746.0 ppb
2014-08-06307685637.0 ppb
2014-08-06307685414.0 ppb
2014-08-063076853ND
2014-08-063076855ND
2014-09-02309673859.0 ppb
2014-09-02309673925.0 ppb
2014-09-03309674149.0 ppb
2014-09-03309674228.0 ppb
2014-09-03309674324.0 ppb
2014-09-033096740ND
2014-10-06311788781.0 ppb
2014-10-06311788475.0 ppb
2014-10-06311788875.0 ppb
2014-10-06311788514.0 ppb
2014-10-063117886ND
2014-10-063117883ND
2014-10-1535159790001AMND
2014-10-2135160675003AM38.8 ppb
2014-10-2135160675001AM231.0 ppb
2014-10-2135160675005AMND
2014-10-2235160822001AMND
2014-10-2235160822003AM49.4 ppb
2014-10-2235160822007AMND
2014-10-2235160822005AMND
2014-10-2414111449-00467.8 ppb
2014-10-2414111449-00662.4 ppb
2014-10-2714111449-005ND
2014-10-2714111449-002ND
2014-10-2714111449-003ND
2014-10-2714111449-001128.0 ppb
2014-10-2914111976-002ND
2014-10-2914111976-00176.6 ppb
2014-10-2914111976-003ND
2014-10-2914111976-004ND
2014-10-2914111976-005ND
2014-11-03313388839.0 ppb
2014-11-03313389037.0 ppb
2014-11-03313388924.0 ppb
2014-11-04313389162.0 ppb
2014-11-04313389326.0 ppb
2014-11-043133892ND
2014-11-2435165509001AM917.0 ppb
2014-12-01314808956.0 ppb
2014-12-01314809045.0 ppb
2014-12-01314809143.0 ppb
2014-12-01314809329.0 ppb
2014-12-01314808816.0 ppb
2014-12-013148092ND
2015-01-1400127_EXP-EUROFI27.0 ppb
2015-01-1400127_EXP-EUROFI27.0 ppb
2015-01-1400127_EXP-EUROFI25.0 ppb
2015-01-1400127_EXP-EUROFI20.0 ppb
2015-01-1500127_EXP-EUROFI25.0 ppb
2015-01-1500127_EXP-EUROFI21.0 ppb
2015-01-2635173052003AMND
2015-01-2635173052001AMND
2015-01-2635173052005AMND
2015-01-2735173052007AMND
2015-01-2735173052009AM150.0 ppb
2015-01-2835173425001AMND
2015-02-0300127_EXP-EUROFI54.0 ppb
2015-02-0300127_EXP-EUROFI50.0 ppb
2015-02-0300127_EXP-EUROFI41.0 ppb
2015-02-0300127_EXP-EUROFI19.0 ppb
2015-02-0300127_EXP-EUROFIND
2015-02-0300127_EXP-EUROFIND
2015-03-0300127_EXP-EUROFI37.0 ppb
2015-03-0300127_EXP-EUROFI35.0 ppb
2015-03-0300127_EXP-EUROFI34.0 ppb
2015-03-0300127_EXP-EUROFI18.0 ppb
2015-03-0300127_EXP-EUROFI12.0 ppb
2015-03-0300127_EXP-EUROFIND
2015-04-1500127_EXP-EUROFI63.0 ppb
2015-04-1500127_EXP-EUROFI60.0 ppb
2015-04-1500127_EXP-EUROFI55.0 ppb
2015-04-1500127_EXP-EUROFI40.0 ppb
2015-04-1500127_EXP-EUROFI30.0 ppb
2015-04-1500127_EXP-EUROFI12.0 ppb
2015-05-0500127_EXP-EUROFI57.0 ppb
2015-05-0500127_EXP-EUROFI40.0 ppb
2015-05-0500127_EXP-EUROFI40.0 ppb
2015-05-0500127_EXP-EUROFI38.0 ppb
2015-05-0500127_EXP-EUROFI22.0 ppb
2015-05-0500127_EXP-EUROFI18.0 ppb
2015-06-0200127_EXP-EUROFI54.0 ppb
2015-06-0200127_EXP-EUROFI54.0 ppb
2015-06-0200127_EXP-EUROFI48.0 ppb
2015-06-0200127_EXP-EUROFI33.0 ppb
2015-06-0200127_EXP-EUROFI28.0 ppb
2015-06-0200127_EXP-EUROFI12.0 ppb
2015-07-14460275-EUROFINS76.0 ppb
2015-07-14460275-EUROFINS70.0 ppb
2015-07-14460275-EUROFINS70.0 ppb
2015-07-14460275-EUROFINS52.0 ppb
2015-07-14460275-EUROFINS29.0 ppb
2015-07-15460275-EUROFINSND
2015-08-06460275-EUROFINS90.0 ppb
2015-08-06460275-EUROFINS88.0 ppb
2015-08-06460275-EUROFINS77.0 ppb
2015-08-06460275-EUROFINS30.0 ppb
2015-08-06460275-EUROFINS26.0 ppb
2015-08-06460275-EUROFINSND
2015-09-08460275-EUROFINS84.0 ppb
2015-09-08460275-EUROFINS77.0 ppb
2015-09-08460275-EUROFINS72.0 ppb
2015-09-08460275-EUROFINS31.0 ppb
2015-09-08460275-EUROFINS26.0 ppb
2015-09-08460275-EUROFINSND
2015-10-14460275-EUROFINS82.0 ppb
2015-10-14460275-EUROFINS71.0 ppb
2015-10-14460275-EUROFINS67.0 ppb
2015-10-14460275-EUROFINS50.0 ppb
2015-10-14460275-EUROFINS22.0 ppb
2015-10-14460275-EUROFINSND
2015-11-04460275-EUROFINS96.0 ppb
2015-11-04460275-EUROFINS95.0 ppb
2015-11-04460275-EUROFINS70.0 ppb
2015-11-04460275-EUROFINS28.0 ppb
2015-11-04460275-EUROFINS18.0 ppb
2015-11-05460275-EUROFINS26.0 ppb
2015-12-07460275-EUROFINS62.0 ppb
2015-12-07460275-EUROFINS52.0 ppb
2015-12-07460275-EUROFINS51.0 ppb
2015-12-07460275-EUROFINS38.0 ppb
2015-12-07460275-EUROFINS20.0 ppb
2015-12-07460275-EUROFINSND
2015-12-1735222266001AMND
2016-01-13338642154.0 ppb
2016-01-13338642038.0 ppb
2016-01-13338642436.0 ppb
2016-01-13338642334.0 ppb
2016-01-13338642228.0 ppb
2016-01-13338642513.0 ppb
2016-02-10339933745.0 ppb
2016-02-10339933841.0 ppb
2016-02-10339933433.0 ppb
2016-02-10339933530.0 ppb
2016-02-10339933627.0 ppb
2016-02-103399339ND
2016-03-04341155348.0 ppb
2016-03-07341155250.0 ppb
2016-03-07341155644.0 ppb
2016-03-07341155434.0 ppb
2016-03-07341155532.0 ppb
2016-03-07341155121.0 ppb
2016-04-13343154273.0 ppb
2016-04-13343154353.0 ppb
2016-04-13343153951.0 ppb
2016-04-13343154445.0 ppb
2016-04-13343154123.0 ppb
2016-04-13343154014.0 ppb
2016-05-09344484686.0 ppb
2016-05-09344484754.0 ppb
2016-05-09344484947.0 ppb
2016-05-09344485147.0 ppb
2016-05-09344485018.0 ppb
2016-05-09344484813.0 ppb
2016-06-153473055410.0 ppb
2016-06-15347305483.0 ppb
2016-06-15347305674.0 ppb
2016-06-15347305272.0 ppb
2016-06-15347305725.0 ppb
2016-06-15347305320.0 ppb
2016-07-063486457220.0 ppb
2016-07-06348646280.0 ppb
2016-07-06348646174.0 ppb
2016-07-06348646051.0 ppb
2016-07-06348645929.0 ppb
2016-07-063486458ND
2016-08-153522845340.0 ppb
2016-08-15352284881.0 ppb
2016-08-15352284766.0 ppb
2016-08-15352284663.0 ppb
2016-08-15352284329.0 ppb
2016-08-15352284425.0 ppb
2016-09-12354356273.0 ppb
2016-09-12354356463.0 ppb
2016-09-12354356144.0 ppb
2016-09-12354356343.0 ppb
2016-09-12354356010.00 ppb
2016-09-123543559ND
2016-10-123564122100.0 ppb
2016-10-12356412172.0 ppb
2016-10-12356411955.0 ppb
2016-10-12356411855.0 ppb
2016-10-12356411733.0 ppb
2016-10-12356412326.0 ppb
2016-11-073580867140.0 ppb
2016-11-07358086663.0 ppb
2016-11-07358086947.0 ppb
2016-11-07358086544.0 ppb
2016-11-07358086817.0 ppb
2016-11-07358087014.0 ppb
2016-12-05359874459.0 ppb
2016-12-05359874759.0 ppb
2016-12-05359874859.0 ppb
2016-12-05359874554.0 ppb
2016-12-05359874326.0 ppb
2016-12-05359874923.0 ppb
2017-01-113620611440.0 ppb
2017-01-11362060945.0 ppb
2017-01-11362061336.0 ppb
2017-01-11362060733.0 ppb
2017-01-113620612ND
2017-01-113620608ND
2017-02-073634914280.0 ppb
2017-02-07363491630.0 ppb
2017-02-07363491526.0 ppb
2017-02-07363491324.0 ppb
2017-02-07363491222.0 ppb
2017-02-07363491788.0 ppb
2017-03-083651907220.0 ppb
2017-03-08365190870.0 ppb
2017-03-08365190619.0 ppb
2017-03-08365190518.0 ppb
2017-03-083651904ND
2017-03-083651909ND
2017-04-05366956166.0 ppb
2017-04-05366956212.0 ppb
2017-04-063669558140.0 ppb
2017-04-06366955959.0 ppb
2017-04-06366955747.0 ppb
2017-04-06366956014.0 ppb
2017-05-093691758300.0 ppb
2017-05-09369175560.0 ppb
2017-05-09369175312.0 ppb
2017-05-103691756140.0 ppb
2017-05-10369175450.0 ppb
2017-05-103691757ND
2017-06-073709516110.0 ppb
2017-06-073709519100.0 ppb
2017-06-07370951565.0 ppb
2017-06-07370952062.0 ppb
2017-06-073709518ND
2017-06-073709517ND
2017-07-103731432520.0 ppb
2017-07-113731435120.0 ppb
2017-07-11373143164.0 ppb
2017-07-11373143464.0 ppb
2017-07-113731433ND
2017-07-113731436ND
2017-08-083752768220.0 ppb
2017-08-083752771150.0 ppb
2017-08-08375276968.0 ppb
2017-08-08375277050.0 ppb
2017-08-08375276628.0 ppb
2017-08-08375276727.0 ppb
2017-09-113778324230.0 ppb
2017-09-113778320120.0 ppb
2017-09-11377832244.0 ppb
2017-09-11377832110.00 ppb
2017-09-113778323ND
2017-09-13377831974.0 ppb
2017-10-033793131260.0 ppb
2017-10-033793134110.0 ppb
2017-10-03379313357.0 ppb
2017-10-03379313251.0 ppb
2017-10-033793130ND
2017-10-033793129ND
2017-11-063816453440.0 ppb
2017-11-063816456140.0 ppb
2017-11-06381645474.0 ppb
2017-11-06381645767.0 ppb
2017-11-06381645217.0 ppb
2017-11-06381645510.00 ppb
2017-12-053833743200.0 ppb
2017-12-053833746130.0 ppb
2017-12-05383374441.0 ppb
2017-12-05383374138.0 ppb
2017-12-05383374527.0 ppb
2017-12-05383374219.0 ppb
2018-01-04385117612.0 ppb
2018-01-043851177290.0 ppb
2018-01-04385117835.0 ppb
2018-01-043851179110.0 ppb
2018-01-09385117411.0 ppb
2018-01-09385117547.0 ppb
2018-02-063868531120.0 ppb
2018-02-06386853212.0 ppb
2018-02-06386853336.0 ppb
2018-02-07386853433.0 ppb
2018-02-073868535210.0 ppb
2018-02-07386853612.0 ppb
2018-03-053887046130.0 ppb
2018-03-05388704732.0 ppb
2018-03-05388704844.0 ppb
2018-03-05388704948.0 ppb
2018-03-06388705199.0 ppb
2018-03-07388705026.0 ppb
2018-04-02390431855.0 ppb
2018-04-02390431937.0 ppb
2018-04-02390432041.0 ppb
2018-04-02390432114.0 ppb
2018-04-02390432273.0 ppb
2018-04-02390432313.0 ppb
2018-05-023929559ND
2018-05-02392956010.00 ppb
2018-05-023929561240.0 ppb
2018-05-02392956240.0 ppb
2018-05-02392956368.0 ppb
2018-05-02392956443.0 ppb
2018-06-05395819924.0 ppb
2018-06-053958200480.0 ppb
2018-06-05395820126.0 ppb
2018-06-05395820243.0 ppb
2018-06-05395820396.0 ppb
2018-06-05395820445.0 ppb
2018-07-103987944ND
2018-07-103987945ND
2018-07-10398794665.0 ppb
2018-07-113987947120.0 ppb
2018-07-11398794845.0 ppb
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2018-08-094017838140.0 ppb
2018-08-09401783968.0 ppb
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2018-09-114054031120.0 ppb
2018-09-11405403292.0 ppb
2018-09-11405403319.0 ppb
2018-09-11405403496.0 ppb
2018-09-11405403592.0 ppb
2018-09-11405403618.0 ppb
2018-10-234101946ND
2018-10-23410194770.0 ppb
2018-10-23410194878.0 ppb
2018-10-234101949ND
2018-10-23410195097.0 ppb
2018-10-234101951220.0 ppb
2018-11-13412524821.0 ppb
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2018-11-134125250140.0 ppb
2018-11-13412525162.0 ppb
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2018-12-03414185856.0 ppb
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2018-12-04414186020.0 ppb
2018-12-04414186153.0 ppb
2018-12-05414186246.0 ppb
2018-12-05414186321.0 ppb
2019-01-07416809115.0 ppb
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2019-01-074168093210.0 ppb
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2019-11-054478066ND
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2019-12-044504322ND
2019-12-04450432333.0 ppb