TCE has been banned in Europe but remains legal in the U.S. and is used in a variety of products as well as in industrial processes that release large amounts into the environment. In 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed banning many uses, but in 2017, the Trump administration backtracked, allowing the chemical to remain in use.
In tests conducted in 2015, 321 public water systems in 36 states found their water supplies contaminated with TCE. EWG researchers used the test results, which are mandated by the EPA, to create an interactive map that shows the location of all those systems, which serve an estimated 14 million people.
City releases water quality report
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The 23rd annual water quality report is now available for viewing on the city of Oak Ridge website.
The direct link to the report is www.oakridgetn.gov/online/water-quality-2020.
Also known as the Consumer Confidence Report, it was mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1998 as an amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act.
“The report, which contains information on the quality of the drinking water delivered by the city to the water customers as well as characterizing the risks from exposure to contaminants, again shows that Oak Ridgers have excellent drinking water. The city’s report indicates that Oak Ridge water was in compliance in all respects with state and federal drinking water requirements,” a city news release stated.
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