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Toxaphene in Drinking Water

9,474 public water systems carry at least one Toxaphene violation - wide footprint (> 8,691 systems).

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EPA contaminant code: 2020

Total Violations
47,945
Systems Affected
9,474
Health-Based %
0.1%
Violations / System
5.1

Toxaphene standing, mid-volume SDWIS third

Toxaphene lands in the middle third by violation volume (47,945), large enough for peer comparisons but not one of the handful of analytes that dominate the fleet-wide SDWIS ledger. Load sits mid-pack at 5.1 violations per affected system (mid load (≤ 5.8 violations per affected system)). Health-based share is only 0.1% - almost all of this analyte's trail is monitoring/reporting rather than MCL exceedance. Among 157 indexable contaminants, this page is #56 by violation volume. Utilities listed below are ranked by cumulative violation count for this analyte; pair that with population served to gauge household exposure scale.

Nationwide similar contaminants

Nearest by violation volume

2,4,5-TP (47,520) Pentachlorophenol (47,460) Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (48,493) Simazine (48,645)

Nearest by systems affected

Atrazine (9,462 systems) 2,4-D (9,509 systems) Endrin (9,348 systems) LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS (9,285 systems)

Toxaphene: mixed health vs monitoring split

0.1% health-based · 99.9% monitoring/reporting across 47,945 records.

Health-based (0.1%) Monitoring/Reporting (99.9%)

Most Affected Water Systems

System State Violations Population
Salem Heights Estate PA 157 62
Congregation Ohr Menachem PA 149 30
Lewis Co Water Dist #2 WA 126 1,983
Skyview Estates IL 124 56
Prague OK 111 2,395
Marble Water System WA 105 94
Dabob Cove Community WA 94 24
27 Maple Drive CT 88 38
Aqua PA Sun Valley PA 80 120
Neshaminy Manor Center PA 77 2,100
Vista del Rio Mobile Home Park WA 75 352
Springhill Park Subdivision MT 72 90
Christ Mission Lutheran Church IL 70 150
Willow Springs MHP IN 66 25
Helena RV and Mobile Home Park MT 66 250
Bella Vista City Water System AZ 65 20,045
Save a Pet IL 64 50
Oilton OK 64 1,435
Seneca Trail Christian Academy WV 64 100
Malta City Of MT 63 1,800
Congregation Beth Judea IL 62 25
Ambler Boro Water Dept PA 60 20,000
Paradise Stream Resor PA 60 774
Lewis River Golf Course WA 60 300
Taleem Ul Haq IL 56 100
Tooele City Water System UT 56 37,100
Taggares Fruit Co WA 55 152
Plymouth Community Church IN 53 90
Indian Creek Valley Water Auth PA 53 7,000
Franklin Water Systems 3 TX 53 201

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