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Monochloroacetic acid

Rimrock Road Neighborhood

NOTE: Rimrock Road Neighborhood purchases water from Madison Water Utility which is required to test for monochloroacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Madison Water Utility.

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 53 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 53 ppb for monochloroacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.a public health goal. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Rimrock Road Neighborhood purchases water from Madison Water Utility which is required to test for monochloroacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by Madison Water Utility.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-171037649ND
2018-01-171037650ND
2018-04-173914791-92ND
2018-04-173914789-90ND
2018-07-173991853-54ND
2018-07-173991851-52ND
2018-10-164091546-47ND
2018-10-164091548-49ND
2019-01-161101692ND
2019-01-161101693ND
2019-04-161115555ND
2019-04-161115556ND
2019-07-161134760ND
2019-07-161134761ND
2019-10-151155280ND
2019-10-151155279ND
2020-01-211170652ND
2020-01-211170653ND
2020-04-211184749ND
2020-04-211184748ND
2020-07-141199799ND
2020-07-141199800ND
2020-10-121221982ND
2020-10-121221983ND
2021-01-191237080ND
2021-01-191237079ND
2021-04-201249905ND
2021-04-201249906ND
2021-07-201266335ND
2021-07-201266336ND
2021-10-131284252ND
2021-10-131284253ND
2022-01-191296691ND
2022-01-191296692ND
2022-04-201309055ND
2022-04-201309054ND
2022-07-191324531ND
2022-07-191324532ND
2022-10-181344552ND
2022-10-181344551ND
2023-01-18CB00594-02ND
2023-01-18CB00594-01ND
2023-04-19CB03932-01ND
2023-04-19CB03932-02ND
2023-07-18CB08165-02ND
2023-07-18CB08165-01ND
2023-10-17CB12820-02ND
2023-10-17CB12820-01ND