Physical & aggregate · 2024
Turbidity in Birmingham, AL tap water
Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit (0.3 NTU MCL). Measured value is 140.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | Not detected NTU | 0.3 NTU MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.003–0.19 NTU | 0.3 NTU MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 0.19 NTU | 0.3 NTU MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 42 NTU | 0.3 NTU MCL |
Maximum System-wide | Not detected NTU | 0.3 NTU MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 0.19 NTU | 0.3 NTU MCL |
Verbatim from Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Turbidity
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water.
High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
How Birmingham, AL compares
3 of the 240 systems measuring Turbidity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Turbidity:
People also ask
+Is there Turbidity in Birmingham, AL tap water?
Yes — Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Turbidity at 42 NTU. Birmingham, AL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Turbidity at or above the federal limit (0.3 NTU MCL). Measured value is 140.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Turbidity in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Turbidity is 0.3 NTU. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Turbidity?
A measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. High turbidity can shelter microbes from disinfection; the EPA enforces it through a treatment-technique standard.
+Which other U.S. cities have Turbidity over the federal limit?
3 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Turbidity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Freedom District, MD, Albany, NY.
+Where does this Turbidity measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Turbidity 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.