Disinfection byproducts · 2024
TTHM in Birmingham, AL tap water
Birmingham, AL's 2024 report shows TTHM detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 31.8 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 19.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 14.2–24 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 25–37.1 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 20.9–27.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 27.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 19.2–30.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #2 - 4251 Flattop Road, 35073 | 24.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 24–50.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 28.1 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 30.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 37.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 28.3–43 ug/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 17.3–87.6 | None set |
Maximum System-wide | 29.1 | 80 MCL |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 33.1 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 19.1 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #1 - 22495 State Highway 79, 35172 | 24 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #2 - 2299 Roberta Road, 35214 | 43 ug/L | None set |
Running annual avg System-wide | 42 | None set |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 22.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 15.9–39.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #1 - 316 Templeton Road, 35218 | 24.1 ug/L | None set |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 23.9 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Brookside #1 - 1298 Brookside Coalburg Road, 35181 | 19.1–33.1 ug/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 11.5–29.1 | 80 MCL |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 28.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 39.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 32.9 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Graysville #1 - 2395 Forestdale Blvd, 35214 | 16.2–22.3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level SCO - 3535 Colonnade Parkway, 35243 | 16.4–31.8 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 17.4–28.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level UAB/VA - 1813 6th Avenue South, 35233 | 26.6 ug/L | None set |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 32.4 ug/L | None set |
Reported level West Jefferson - 4251 Flat Top Road, 35073 | 50.7 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Pine Bluff #2 - 9 Good News Road, 35172 | 22 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Mulga #2 - 601 Pleasant Grove Road, 35127 | 37.1 ug/L | None set |
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
5 of the 395 systems measuring TTHM on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting TTHM:
People also ask
+Is there TTHM in Birmingham, AL tap water?
Yes — Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TTHM at 42. Birmingham, AL's 2024 report shows TTHM detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for TTHM in drinking water?
The federal MCL for TTHM is 80 . 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have TTHM over the federal limit?
5 of the 395 systems on The Water Map measuring TTHM report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, City of Hemet, CA, City of Menifee, CA.
+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.