Acetochlor
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Acetochlor is a herbicide used on cabbage, citrus, coffee and corn crops; it is a probable human carcinogen.
2017-2019:
FOUND
3
states detected
76
utilities detected
382,000
people served
Health concerns for acetochlor
Cancer
States reporting acetochlor in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Kansas | 73 | 379,021 | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1,840 | |
| Illinois | 1 | 700 | |
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Filtering technologies that reduce acetochlor
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of acetochlor, 2017-2019
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt, City of* | Humboldt, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.677 ppb | 1,789 |
| Allen County Rural Water District 10 | Chanute, KS | 2 of 3 | 0.677 ppb | 125 |
| Great Plains Development Authority | Parsons, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.607 ppb | 182 |
| Erie, City of* | Erie, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.547 ppb | 1,085 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 1c | Erie, KS | 3 of 3 | 0.547 ppb | 670 |
| University Water System | Iowa City, IA | 1 of 1 | 0.500 ppb | 26,684 |
| Atchison County Rural Water District 6 | Atchison, KS | 5 of 6 | 0.473 ppb | 670 |
| City of Atchison* | Atchison, KS | 5 of 6 | 0.473 ppb | 10,636 |
| Atchison County Rural Water District 3 | Atchison, KS | 5 of 6 | 0.473 ppb | 110 |
| Atchison County Rural Water District 1 | Atchison, KS | 5 of 6 | 0.473 ppb | 490 |
| Metro Topeka Airport Authority | Topeka, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.418 ppb | 500 |
| Shawnee County Rural Water District 3c* | Topeka, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.418 ppb | 2,675 |
| Shawnee County Rural Water District 1c | Auburn, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.418 ppb | 4,160 |
| City of Topeka* | Topeka, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.418 ppb | 165,000 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 9 | Chanute, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 200 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 9 | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 430 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 7 | Chanute, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 625 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 6 | Chanute, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 314 |
| Thayer, City of* | Thayer, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 464 |
| Neosho County Rural Water District 12 | Chanute, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 437 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 7 | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 460 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 11* | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 833 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 1 | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 307 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 2 | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 194 |
| Fredonia, City of | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 2,264 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 13 | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 223 |
| Buffalo, City of | Buffalo, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 213 |
| Altoona, City of | Altoona, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 380 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 10 | Chanute, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 808 |
| Wilson County Rural Water District 5 | Benedict, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 110 |
| Public Wholesale Water Supply District 23* | Fredonia, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.350 ppb | 1 |
| South Coffeyville | South Coffeyville, OK | 4 of 5 | 0.348 ppb | 790 |
| Labette County Rural Water District 6 | Coffeyville, KS | 4 of 5 | 0.348 ppb | 1,550 |
| Dearing, City of* | Dearing, KS | 4 of 5 | 0.348 ppb | 386 |
| Coffeyville, City of* | Coffeyville, KS | 4 of 5 | 0.348 ppb | 9,366 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 14 | Coffeyville, KS | 4 of 5 | 0.348 ppb | 330 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 2c A | South Coffeyville, KS | 4 of 5 | 0.348 ppb | 1,113 |
| Nowata County Rural Water District #7 | South Coffeyville, OK | 4 of 5 | 0.348 ppb | 1,050 |
| Mound City, City of | Mound City, KS | 2 of 5 | 0.332 ppb | 686 |
| Hume PWS | Hume, MO | 2 of 5 | 0.332 ppb | 336 |
| Blue Mound, City of | Blue Mound, KS | 2 of 5 | 0.332 ppb | 273 |
| Linn County Rural Water District 1 | La Cygne, KS | 2 of 5 | 0.332 ppb | 1,200 |
| Parker, City of | Parker, KS | 2 of 5 | 0.332 ppb | 267 |
| Linn County Rural Water District 2* | Mound City, KS | 2 of 5 | 0.332 ppb | 1,960 |
| Public Wholesale WSD 13* | Mound City, KS | 2 of 5 | 0.332 ppb | 1 |
| Beloit, City of* | Beloit, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.317 ppb | 3,726 |
| Mitchell County Rural Water District 1 | Beloit, KS | 3 of 6 | 0.317 ppb | 345 |
| Independence, City of* | Independence, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.304 ppb | 8,598 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 8 | Independence, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.304 ppb | 340 |
| Montgomery County Rural Water District 4 | Sycamore, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.304 ppb | 745 |
* 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 Acetochlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Water System | Iowa City, IA | 1 of 1 | 0.500 ppb | 26,684 |
| City of Atchison* | Atchison, KS | 5 of 6 | 0.473 ppb | 10,636 |
| City of Topeka* | Topeka, KS | 3 of 5 | 0.418 ppb | 165,000 |
| Fort Leavenworth American Water Ent Inc | Fort Leavenworth, KS | 4 of 10 | 0.223 ppb | 12,934 |
| Leavenworth Water Department* | Leavenworth, KS | 4 of 10 | 0.223 ppb | 36,062 |
| City of Gardner | Gardner, KS | 1 of 6 | 0.0217 ppb | 21,871 |
* 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 Acetochlor, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.