Trihalomethane

California's Big Snowpack is Bad for Drinking Water

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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Water managers may be excited at the early promise of adequate water supplies for the coming summer.

Key Points: 
  • Water managers may be excited at the early promise of adequate water supplies for the coming summer.
  • It is the Sierra snowpack that replenishes a portion of California's water supply.
  • Drinking water contains the carcinogenic compounds known as Haloacetic Acids and Trihalomethanes.
  • If this happens in areas that supply consumers with drinking water , the level of trihalomethanes in water will be significantly higher in the spring and summer of 2022 than in past years," added McMahon.