Autotrol Perchlorate Filter

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When you turn on the tap in Rolla, you might notice no obvious change in taste or appearance related to perchlorate. Yet understanding perchlorate presence in your water system is an important step in managing your household water quality.

Fixtures and Appliances That Reflect Perchlorate Influence First

Perchlorate is a chemical that can dissolve and remain in water without affecting its smell or clarity. Because it does not cause staining or typical mineral buildup, you won’t see it affecting faucets, ice makers, or water-using appliances as hardness or iron might. However, the water used for drinking and cooking is the main point of interest for perchlorate exposure, as it can be present in trace amounts in groundwater-sourced municipal supplies.

Judging Treatment Capacity Against Household Water Demand

Before choosing any water treatment approach, it’s helpful to consider how much water your household uses daily. Rolla’s public water system serves 20,800 people with groundwater, delivering water through over 8,000 service connections. A treatment system designed to address perchlorate should handle your home’s peak water demand without reducing flow or pressure, ensuring ample clean water for drinking, cooking, and general use.

What Changes at the Tap with Perchlorate Treatment

When using a perchlorate-targeted filtration system like the Autotrol Perchlorate Filter, water at the tap is processed to reduce perchlorate compounds. This change does not alter water’s basic taste, odor, or appearance but lowers the chemical’s concentration for those wishing to minimize perchlorate intake. Such treated water maintains all other mineral and chemical characteristics of your source.

Plumbing Material and Age’s Role Beyond Source Water Quality

The materials inside your pipes—such as copper, PVC, or galvanized steel—and their condition do not affect perchlorate levels because perchlorate originates from the groundwater feeding the municipal system, not the household plumbing. Older plumbing may influence metallic taste or introduce minor particulate matter but does not increase perchlorate concentration.

Understanding Certified Laboratory Testing and Results

To know perchlorate levels in your home water precisely, a certified laboratory test is necessary. Such tests measure perchlorate concentration often in micrograms per liter (µg/L). Government sampling of the Rolla system during 2002–2003 found no perchlorate detections above the reporting threshold of 4.0 µg/L, indicating low or non-detectable levels system-wide. However, individual household water can vary, so testing offers personalized data rather than relying on system averages.

Comparing Rolla’s Perchlorate Record with Neighboring Areas

Rolla’s groundwater-based public water system shows no detectable perchlorate within the monitoring period, which contrasts with some neighboring regions where perchlorate can appear at low levels occasionally. Be cautious when comparing these regional records: variations in geology, water source, and sampling times mean that one area’s levels don’t predict another’s household water content directly.

In summary, Rolla’s public water records show perchlorate below detection limits, but individual household testing is essential for an exact picture. If perchlorate presence is confirmed and treatment is sought, the Autotrol Perchlorate Filter provides a ready-to-configure option that reduces perchlorate without changing other water qualities.

Where this information comes from

Source: EPA SDWIS public water system record. Sampled 2003-06-04. These figures describe the public water system's record, not the plumbing inside any individual building.

On record: EPA UCMR1 monitoring (2001-2005) for ROLLA (MO3010700), MO: 30 results across 1 listed contaminants, 0 detections above the reporting level; nothing detected above the method reporting level