Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Trichloroacetic acid in Birmingham, AL tap water
Birmingham, AL's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 20 (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample System-wide | 9.2 | 20 MCLG |
Range System-wide | 2.4–9.16 | 20 MCLG |
Verbatim from Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroacetic acid
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
How Birmingham, AL compares
1 of the 23 systems measuring Trichloroacetic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Trichloroacetic acid:
People also ask
+Is there Trichloroacetic acid in Birmingham, AL tap water?
Yes — Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroacetic acid at 9.2. Birmingham, AL's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 20 (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Trichloroacetic acid is 20 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroacetic acid?
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
+Which other U.S. cities have Trichloroacetic acid over the federal limit?
1 of the 23 systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroacetic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS.
+Where does this Trichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroacetic acid 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.