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Dichloroacetic acid

Fruitland Mutual Water Company

Dichloroacetic 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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25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND120ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
20180.900 ppb21ND - 1.80 ppb
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.2 ppb for dichloroacetic 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.a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-2483189ND
2014-06-2483187ND
2014-06-2483188ND
2014-06-2583190ND
2014-09-2483666ND
2014-09-2483664ND
2014-09-2483665ND
2014-09-2483663ND
2014-12-0983868ND
2014-12-0983870ND
2014-12-0983867ND
2014-12-0983869ND
2015-03-0284012ND
2015-03-0284013ND
2015-03-0284014ND
2015-03-0284015ND
2015-09-2384617ND
2016-09-20ND
2016-09-20ND
2017-09-20ND
2017-09-20ND
2018-09-17ND
2018-09-171.80 ppb
2019-09-11ND
2019-09-11ND