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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

High Meadows Ranch Water Supply

1,2-Dichloroethylene, a neurotoxic solvent, exists in two different forms: trans-1,2-dichloroethylene and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene. A mixture of the two forms is used to manufacture other solvents and chemical products.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 70 ppb

The legal limit for cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-25AC58033ND
2015-07-07AC98573ND
2015-07-07AC98561ND
2016-12-09AD61950ND
2016-12-09AD61948ND
2017-03-15AD75196ND
2017-03-15AD75194ND
2017-03-15AD75192ND
2017-05-01AD81868ND
2017-07-28AD91365ND
2017-11-16AE05196ND
2018-04-09AE21724ND
2018-04-09AE21718ND
2018-04-09AE21716ND
2019-11-18AE89591ND
2019-11-18AE89593ND
2019-11-18AE89595ND