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2-propen-1-ol

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

2-propen-1-ol is used in the production of glycerol and other chemicals. Long-term exposure to 2-propen-1-ol may harm the liver and kidneys.

2018-2021:

FOUND

16

states detected

47

utilities detected

1.2 million

people served

States reporting 2-propen-1-ol in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
Florida8516,267
Louisiana8158,332
Colorado275,915
Illinois366,525
New Jersey552,843
Georgia244,635
New York240,600
North Carolina439,833
Minnesota130,285
Indiana130,000
Ohio229,400
Nebraska425,724
Tennessee221,184
Pennsylvania117,860
Mississippi116,000
Missouri111,880
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Filtering technologies that reduce 2-propen-1-ol

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Utilities with the highest amounts of 2-propen-1-ol, 2018-2021

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Crown Point Water WorksCrown Point, IN1 of 30.467 ppb30,000
Godwin, Town ofGodwin, NC1 of 40.425 ppb275
Silver Springs Shores*Ocala, FL3 of 100.324 ppb19,569
Tallmadge City PWSTallmadge, OH1 of 40.275 ppb17,900
Seaside Park Water DepartmentSeaside Park, NJ1 of 50.260 ppb15,000
SavageSavage, MN1 of 40.253 ppb30,285
BransonBranson, MO1 of 60.250 ppb11,880
Bedford County UD*Shelbyville, TN1 of 40.243 ppb18,722
Walton County Water & Sewer Auth.*Monroe, GA2 of 120.242 ppb40,400
Urbana City PWSUrbana, OH1 of 40.220 ppb11,500
MineolaMineola, NY1 of 70.214 ppb20,600
Medford Twp Department of MuniMedford, NJ3 of 160.203 ppb17,272
Franklin Square WDFranklin Square, NY1 of 60.183 ppb20,000
Crescent Heights S/d(consec)Orlando, FL4 of 140.181 ppb969
Ocud/daetwyler Shores (consec)Orlando, FL4 of 140.181 ppb189
Orlando Utilities Commission*Orlando, FL4 of 140.181 ppb441,368
Palos ParkPalos Park, IL1 of 80.150 ppb4,847
Slidell Water SupplySlidell, LA1 of 80.150 ppb38,612
Chicago RidgeChicago Ridge, IL1 of 80.150 ppb14,214
Tinley Park*Tinley Park, IL1 of 80.150 ppb56,703
Palos HillsPalos Hills, IL1 of 80.150 ppb17,484
Orland Park*Orland Park, IL1 of 80.150 ppb58,862
Olympia FieldsOlympia Fields, IL1 of 80.150 ppb4,988
Oak Lawn*Oak Lawn, IL1 of 80.150 ppb56,690
Oak ForestOak Forest, IL1 of 80.150 ppb27,962
MattesonMatteson, IL1 of 80.150 ppb19,000
Country Club HillsCountry Club Hills, IL1 of 80.150 ppb16,169
Holley-Navarre Water System*Navarre, FL1 of 80.138 ppb41,567
Villages of Bocage- MadisonvilleMadisonville, LA3 of 220.108 ppb894
Baywood Estates SubdivisionPonchatoula, LA3 of 220.108 ppb57
Tangipahoa Parish Water District*Hammond, LA3 of 220.108 ppb59,529
Roxbury Water Company*Washington, NJ1 of 100.0935 ppb11,793
City of Loveland*Loveland, CO1 of 80.0763 ppb75,840
City of CorinthGlen, MS1 of 220.0455 ppb16,000
French Settlement Water Company-justin HeightsDenhams Springs, LA1 of 300.0367 ppb89
Tesi Lakeside EastBaton Rouge, LA1 of 300.0367 ppb324
French Settlement Water Company- Vincent PlaceDenhams Springs, LA1 of 300.0367 ppb267
Ward II Water District*Denhams Springs, LA1 of 300.0367 ppb58,560
Pawc Pocono DistrictTobyhanna, PA1 of 180.0322 ppb17,860
River Hill Heights S/dDenver, NC1 of 660.0197 ppb69
Iredell Water Corporation*Statesville, NC1 of 660.0197 ppb23,924
City of Hastings*Hastings, NE1 of 320.0169 ppb25,224
Trumbull, Village ofTrumbull, NE1 of 320.0169 ppb212
Nebraskan Manufactured Home CommunityLittleton, NE1 of 320.0169 ppb108
K & K Manufactured Home CommunityLittleton, NE1 of 320.0169 ppb180
Bayleaf MasterCary, NC1 of 1980.00461 ppb15,565

* 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 2-propen-1-ol , but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Crown Point Water WorksCrown Point, IN1 of 30.467 ppb30,000
Silver Springs Shores*Ocala, FL3 of 100.324 ppb19,569
Tallmadge City PWSTallmadge, OH1 of 40.275 ppb17,900
Seaside Park Water DepartmentSeaside Park, NJ1 of 50.260 ppb15,000
SavageSavage, MN1 of 40.253 ppb30,285
BransonBranson, MO1 of 60.250 ppb11,880
Bedford County UD*Shelbyville, TN1 of 40.243 ppb18,722
Walton County Water & Sewer Auth.*Monroe, GA2 of 120.242 ppb40,400
Urbana City PWSUrbana, OH1 of 40.220 ppb11,500
MineolaMineola, NY1 of 70.214 ppb20,600
Medford Twp Department of MuniMedford, NJ3 of 160.203 ppb17,272
Franklin Square WDFranklin Square, NY1 of 60.183 ppb20,000
Orlando Utilities Commission*Orlando, FL4 of 140.181 ppb441,368
Palos HillsPalos Hills, IL1 of 80.150 ppb17,484
Tinley Park*Tinley Park, IL1 of 80.150 ppb56,703
Orland Park*Orland Park, IL1 of 80.150 ppb58,862
Oak Lawn*Oak Lawn, IL1 of 80.150 ppb56,690
Slidell Water SupplySlidell, LA1 of 80.150 ppb38,612
Oak ForestOak Forest, IL1 of 80.150 ppb27,962
MattesonMatteson, IL1 of 80.150 ppb19,000
Country Club HillsCountry Club Hills, IL1 of 80.150 ppb16,169
Chicago RidgeChicago Ridge, IL1 of 80.150 ppb14,214
Holley-Navarre Water System*Navarre, FL1 of 80.138 ppb41,567
Tangipahoa Parish Water District*Hammond, LA3 of 220.108 ppb59,529
Roxbury Water Company*Washington, NJ1 of 100.0935 ppb11,793
City of Loveland*Loveland, CO1 of 80.0763 ppb75,840
City of CorinthGlen, MS1 of 220.0455 ppb16,000
Ward II Water District*Denhams Springs, LA1 of 300.0367 ppb58,560
Pawc Pocono DistrictTobyhanna, PA1 of 180.0322 ppb17,860
Iredell Water Corporation*Statesville, NC1 of 660.0197 ppb23,924
City of Hastings*Hastings, NE1 of 320.0169 ppb25,224
Bayleaf MasterCary, NC1 of 1980.00461 ppb15,565

* 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 2-propen-1-ol , but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.