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DCPA di-acid degradate

Badger Mountain Irrigation District

NOTE: Badger Mountain Irrigation District purchases water from City of Richland which is required to test for dcpa di-acid degradate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Richland.

DCPA di-acid degradate is a residue of the herbicide dacthal, or DCPA, which is used for urban, household and agricultural applications. Dacthal is a possible human carcinogen whose use was limited by the EPA in 2005 due to concerns about water contamination.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Badger Mountain Irrigation District purchases water from City of Richland which is required to test for dcpa di-acid degradate. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Richland.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-09ND
2019-10-03ND