Disinfection byproducts · 2024
HAA5 in Birmingham, AL tap water
Birmingham, AL's 2024 HAA5 measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 31.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 21.2–31.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 26.1 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 30.9 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 18.8–30.9 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 25 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 28.4 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 18.6–28.4 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 24.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 26.6 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 16.3–26.6 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 23.6 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 27.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 17.7–27.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 24.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 30.6 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 17.6–30.6 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 25.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 30.4 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 24.6–30.4 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 27.9 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 34.9 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 27.7–34.9 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 32.2 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 44.4 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 25.5–44.4 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 35.6 ug/L | None set |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 35.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 18.3–35.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 28 ug/L | None set |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 37.2 ug/L | None set |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 18.2–37.2 ug/L | None set |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 30.3 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About HAA5
Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.
How Birmingham, AL compares
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People also ask
+Is there HAA5 in Birmingham, AL tap water?
Yes — Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 44.4 ug/L. Birmingham, AL's 2024 HAA5 measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for HAA5 in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for HAA5. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is HAA5?
Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.
+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?
This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Birmingham, AL water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/al/birmingham/2024/source.