Dichloroacetic acid
Rio Rancho Water and Waterworks Services
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 0.185 ppb | 16 | 13 | ND - 0.450 ppb |
2015 | 0.179 ppb | 16 | 13 | ND - 0.290 ppb |
2016 | 0.0406 ppb | 16 | 3 | ND - 0.250 ppb |
2017 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
2018 | 0.0279 ppb | 14 | 1 | ND - 0.390 ppb |
2019 | 0.676 ppb | 16 | 15 | ND - 1.20 ppb |
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 |
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2014-01-16 | 2014001524 | 0.290 ppb |
2014-01-16 | 2014001526 | 0.250 ppb |
2014-01-16 | 2014001525 | 0.220 ppb |
2014-01-16 | 2014001527 | 0.450 ppb |
2014-04-15 | 2014012229 | 0.220 ppb |
2014-04-15 | 2014012227 | 0.180 ppb |
2014-04-15 | 2014012228 | 0.160 ppb |
2014-04-15 | 2014012230 | ND |
2014-07-15 | 2014022639 | ND |
2014-07-15 | 2014022641 | 0.170 ppb |
2014-07-15 | 2014022642 | 0.200 ppb |
2014-07-15 | 2014022640 | 0.220 ppb |
2014-10-15 | 2014032441 | 0.210 ppb |
2014-10-15 | 2014032439 | 0.200 ppb |
2014-10-15 | 2014032438 | 0.190 ppb |
2014-10-15 | 2014032440 | ND |
2015-01-21 | 2015002241 | 0.290 ppb |
2015-01-21 | 2015002239 | 0.210 ppb |
2015-01-21 | 2015002240 | 0.210 ppb |
2015-01-21 | 2015002238 | 0.200 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 2015013673 | ND |
2015-05-06 | 2015013672 | 0.180 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 2015013671 | 0.210 ppb |
2015-05-06 | 2015013674 | 0.290 ppb |
2015-07-30 | 2015021811 | 0.240 ppb |
2015-07-30 | 2015021812 | 0.230 ppb |
2015-07-30 | 2015021813 | ND |
2015-07-30 | 2015021814 | 0.250 ppb |
2015-10-14 | 2015030945 | 0.200 ppb |
2015-10-14 | 2015030942 | 0.190 ppb |
2015-10-14 | 2015030943 | 0.170 ppb |
2015-10-14 | 2015030944 | ND |
2016-01-21 | 2016001862 | 0.170 ppb |
2016-01-21 | 2016001861 | ND |
2016-01-21 | 2016001860 | 0.230 ppb |
2016-01-21 | 2016001863 | 0.250 ppb |
2016-04-13 | 2016010458 | ND |
2016-04-13 | 2016010456 | ND |
2016-04-13 | 2016010455 | ND |
2016-04-13 | 2016010457 | ND |
2016-07-13 | 2016019988 | ND |
2016-07-13 | 2016019989 | ND |
2016-07-13 | 2016019990 | ND |
2016-07-13 | 2016019991 | ND |
2016-10-13 | 2016029746 | ND |
2016-10-13 | 2016029745 | ND |
2016-10-13 | 2016029748 | ND |
2016-10-13 | 2016029747 | ND |
2017-01-12 | 2017001044 | ND |
2017-01-12 | 2017001045 | ND |
2017-01-12 | 2017001046 | ND |
2017-01-12 | 2017001047 | ND |
2017-04-12 | 2017010828 | ND |
2017-04-12 | 2017010829 | ND |
2017-04-12 | 2017010827 | ND |
2017-04-12 | 2017010826 | ND |
2017-07-13 | 2017020213 | ND |
2017-07-13 | 2017020212 | ND |
2017-07-13 | 2017020215 | ND |
2017-07-13 | 2017020214 | ND |
2017-10-11 | 2017029362 | ND |
2017-10-11 | 2017029361 | ND |
2017-10-11 | 2017029363 | ND |
2017-10-18 | 2017029990 | ND |
2018-01-11 | 2018001117 | ND |
2018-01-11 | 2018001116 | ND |
2018-04-11 | 2018010282 | 0.390 ppb |
2018-04-11 | 2018010281 | ND |
2018-04-11 | 2018010280 | ND |
2018-04-11 | 2018010279 | ND |
2018-07-11 | 2018018857 | ND |
2018-07-11 | 2018018856 | ND |
2018-07-11 | 2018018855 | ND |
2018-07-24 | 2018020453 | ND |
2018-10-10 | 2018028970 | ND |
2018-10-10 | 2018028969 | ND |
2018-10-10 | 2018028968 | ND |
2018-10-10 | 2018028967 | ND |
2019-01-09 | 2019000627 | 0.960 ppb |
2019-01-09 | 2019000626 | 0.660 ppb |
2019-01-09 | 2019000625 | 0.460 ppb |
2019-01-09 | 2019000624 | 0.910 ppb |
2019-04-17 | 2019009691 | 0.570 ppb |
2019-04-17 | 2019009690 | 0.610 ppb |
2019-04-17 | 2019009689 | ND |
2019-04-17 | 2019009688 | 0.600 ppb |
2019-07-11 | 2019018939 | 0.980 ppb |
2019-07-11 | 2019018938 | 0.390 ppb |
2019-07-11 | 2019018937 | 0.820 ppb |
2019-07-11 | 2019018936 | 1.000 ppb |
2019-10-16 | 2019029636 | 1.20 ppb |
2019-10-16 | 2019029638 | 0.670 ppb |
2019-10-16 | 2019029637 | 0.500 ppb |
2019-10-16 | 2019029639 | 0.480 ppb |