cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
1,3-Dichloropropene is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used as a nematocide to fumigate agricultural soils. It exists in two different forms: cis-1,3-dichloropropene and trans-1,3-dichloropropene.
2017-2019:
2
states detected
12
utilities detected
63,642
people served
States reporting cis-1,3-dichloropropene in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| New York | 11 | 57,242 | |
| Ohio | 1 | 6,400 | |
Filtering technologies that reduce cis-1,3-dichloropropene
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of cis-1,3-dichloropropene, 2017-2019
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausable Heights Water System | Keeseville, NY | 1 of 1 | 0.500 ppb | 46 |
| Hillcrest Water District | Brewster, NY | 1 of 70 | 0.400 ppb | 305 |
| Gardeau Water District | Castile, NY | 1 of 4 | 0.125 ppb | 60 |
| Perry Village* | , NY | 1 of 4 | 0.125 ppb | 4,348 |
| Perry Center Water District | Perry, NY | 1 of 4 | 0.125 ppb | 150 |
| Silver Lake Institute - Castile Water District #1 | , NY | 1 of 4 | 0.125 ppb | 440 |
| Springhill Mobile Home Park | Wappingers Falls, NY | 1 of 9 | 0.0556 ppb | 150 |
| Farm-to-market Associates | Brewster, NY | 1 of 9 | 0.0556 ppb | 48 |
| Union Springs Village* | Union Springs, NY | 1 of 24 | 0.0208 ppb | 3,000 |
| Springport Water District #1 - South | Cayuga, NY | 1 of 24 | 0.0208 ppb | 500 |
| Springport Water District #1 - North | Cayuga, NY | 1 of 24 | 0.0208 ppb | 500 |
| Milford City Public Water System | Milford, OH | 1 of 57 | 0.00877 ppb | 6,400 |
| Hicksville WD | Hicksville, NY | 3 of 1,391 | 0.00618 ppb | 48,000 |
| Hillburn Village | Hillburn, NY | 1 of 872 | 0.00310 ppb | 950 |
| United Water New York* | West Nyack, NY | 1 of 872 | 0.00310 ppb | 270,950 |
| Plainview WD | Plainview, NY | 1 of 1,108 | 0.000866 ppb | 35,000 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report cis-1,3-Dichloropropene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicksville WD | Hicksville, NY | 3 of 1,391 | 0.00618 ppb | 48,000 |
| United Water New York* | West Nyack, NY | 1 of 872 | 0.00310 ppb | 270,950 |
| Plainview WD | Plainview, NY | 1 of 1,108 | 0.000866 ppb | 35,000 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report cis-1,3-Dichloropropene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.