Disinfection byproducts · 2024
TTHM in Birmingham, AL tap water
Birmingham, AL's 2024 TTHM measurement is below the federal limit of 80 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 26.6 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 31.8 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 33.1 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 19.1–33.1 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 28.1 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 43 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 28.3–43 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 37.7 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 22.3 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 16.2–22.3 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 19.1 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 27.5 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 20.9–27.5 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 24.7 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 30.7 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 19.2–30.7 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 24.1 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 37.1 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 25–37.1 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 32.9 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 24 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 14.2–24 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 19.5 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 28.5 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 17.4–28.5 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 22 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 16.4–31.8 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 23.9 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 39.3 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 15.9–39.3 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 50.7 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 24–50.7 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 32.4 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About TTHM
Total trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
How Birmingham, AL compares
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People also ask
+Is there TTHM in Birmingham, AL tap water?
Yes — Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TTHM at 50.7 ug/L. Birmingham, AL's 2024 TTHM measurement is below the federal limit of 80 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for TTHM in drinking water?
The federal MCL for TTHM is 80 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is TTHM?
Total trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
+Where does this TTHM measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TTHM 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.