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Dichloroacetic acid

City of Newman Water Department

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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86

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND90ND
2015ND130ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-04-304790-903-0900ND
2014-04-304790-902-0840ND
2014-04-304790-901-0820ND
2014-04-304790-900-0800ND
2014-07-214790-903-1105ND
2014-07-214790-902-1050ND
2014-07-214790-901-1030ND
2014-07-214790-900-1015ND
2014-10-084790-900-0800ND
2015-01-144790-900-0730ND
2015-04-084790-900-0825ND
2015-04-084790-903-0835ND
2015-04-084790-902-0845ND
2015-04-084790-901-0855ND
2015-07-089588-900-0700ND
2015-07-089588-903-0745ND
2015-07-089588-902-0730ND
2015-07-089588-901-0715ND
2015-10-089588-903-0830ND
2015-10-089588-902-0815ND
2015-10-089588-901-0800ND
2015-10-089588-900-0745ND
2016-01-149588-901-0745ND
2016-01-149588-902-0800ND
2016-01-149588-900-0730ND
2016-01-149588-903-0815ND
2016-04-139588-903-0800ND
2016-04-139588-901-0730ND
2016-04-139588-902-0740ND
2016-04-139588-900-0715ND
2016-07-079588-902-0800ND
2016-07-079588-903-0815ND
2016-07-079588-900-0730ND
2016-07-079588-901-0745ND
2016-10-139588-903-0815ND
2016-10-139588-901-0745ND
2016-10-139588-902-0800ND
2016-10-179588-900-0730ND
2017-01-139588-900-0730ND
2017-01-139588-903-0815ND
2017-01-139588-901-0745ND
2017-01-139588-902-0800ND
2017-04-189588-900-0700ND
2017-04-189588-903-0800ND
2017-04-189588-901-0730ND
2017-04-189588-902-0745ND
2017-07-189588-900-0900ND
2017-07-189588-902-0925ND
2017-07-189588-903-0935ND
2017-07-189588-901-0915ND
2017-10-119588-900-0730ND
2017-10-119588-902-0800ND
2017-10-119588-903-0815ND
2017-10-119588-901-0745ND
2018-01-119588-903-1035ND
2018-01-119588-902-1025ND
2018-01-119588-901-1015ND
2018-01-119588-900-1000ND
2018-04-139588-900-0700ND
2018-04-139588-901-0715ND
2018-04-139588-902-0730ND
2018-04-139588-903-0745ND
2018-07-099588-901-0715ND
2018-07-099588-902-0730ND
2018-07-099588-900-0700ND
2018-07-099588-903-0745ND
2018-10-119588-900-0700ND
2018-10-119588-903-0745ND
2018-10-119588-901-0715ND
2018-10-119588-902-0730ND
2019-01-109588-901-0815ND
2019-01-109588-900-0800ND
2019-01-109588-903-0845ND
2019-01-109588-902-0830ND
2019-04-119588-901-0815ND
2019-04-119588-900-0800ND
2019-04-119588-902-0830ND
2019-04-119588-903-0845ND
2019-07-119588-903-0935ND
2019-07-119588-900-0900ND
2019-07-119588-901-0915ND
2019-07-119588-902-0925ND
2019-10-109588-903-0745ND
2019-10-109588-902-0730ND
2019-10-109588-900-0700ND
2019-10-109588-901-0715ND