Placer Cwa - Applegate

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2021 - March 2021), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility Details

Placer County, California
Serves: 215
Data available: 2014-2019
Source: Surface water

Contaminants Detected

EXCEED
EWG HEALTH
GUIDELINES

5 Total Contaminants

Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
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Contaminants Detected

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Arsenic

Potential Effect: cancer47x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE

THIS UTILITY0.187 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.004 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT10 ppb

DETAILS

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer10x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE

THIS UTILITY0.620 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.06 ppb

NO LEGAL LIMIT

DETAILS

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer101x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE

THIS UTILITY40.6 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.4 ppb

NO LEGAL LIMIT

DETAILS

Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages exceeded an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority.

Aluminum

THIS UTILITY2.12 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE600 ppb

NO LEGAL LIMIT

DETAILS

Barium

THIS UTILITY3.36 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE700 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT2,000 ppb

DETAILS

Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages were lower than an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authori.

Other Contaminants Tested

Chemicals tested for but not detected from 2014 to 2019:

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane , 1,1,1-Trichloroethane , 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane , 1,1,2-Trichloroethane , 1,1-Dichloroethane , 1,1-Dichloroethylene , 1,1-Dichloropropene , 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene , 1,2,3-Trichloropropane , 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene , 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene , 1,2-Dichloroethane , 1,2-Dichloropropane , 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene , 1,3-Dichloropropane , 1,3-Dichloropropene , 2,2-Dichloropropane , 2,4-D , Alachlor (Lasso) , Antimony , Asbestos , Atrazine , Benzene , Benzo[a]pyrene , Beryllium , Bromacil , Bromobenzene , Bromochloromethane , Bromoform , Bromomethane , Butachlor , Cadmium , Carbon tetrachloride , Chloroethane , Chloromethane , Chromium (hexavalent) , Chromium (total) , cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene , cis-1,3-Dichloropropene , Cyanide , Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate , Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate , Diazinon (Spectracide) , Dibromochloromethane , Dibromomethane , Dichlorodifluoromethane , Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) , Dimethoate , Diquat , Ethyl tert-butyl ether , Ethylbenzene , Fluoride , Glyphosate , Hexachlorobutadiene , Isopropyl ether , Isopropylbenzene , m-Dichlorobenzene , Manganese , Mercury (inorganic) , Metolachlor , Metribuzin , Molinate , Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene) , MTBE , n-Butylbenzene , n-Propylbenzene , Naphthalene , Nitrate , Nitrate & nitrite , Nitrite , o-Chlorotoluene , o-Dichlorobenzene , p-Chlorotoluene , p-Dichlorobenzene , p-Isopropyltoluene , Perchlorate , Prometryn , Propachlor , Radium, combined (-226 & -228) , sec-Butylbenzene , Selenium , Silver , Simazine , Styrene , tert-Amyl methyl ether , tert-Butyl alcohol , tert-Butylbenzene , Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) , Thallium , Thiobencarb , Toluene , Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) , trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene , trans-1,3-Dichloropropene , Trichloroethylene , Trichlorofluoromethane , Trichlorotrifluoroethane , Vinyl chloride , Xylenes (total)