Disinfection byproducts · 2023

TTHM in City of Homestead, FL tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

City of Homestead, FL's 2023 TTHM level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (80 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
South Dade Water Supply System
51–71 ug/L
Reported level
Redavo
49–54 ug/L
Reported level
Sistema Principal
51–69 ug/L
Reported level
Sistema de Suministro de Agua de South Dade
51–71 ug/L
Reported level
Main System
51–69 ug/L
Reported level
Redavo
49–54 ug/L
Reported level
NMB Water
11–27 ug/L
Reported level
Sistema de Suministro de NMB
11–27 ug/L

Verbatim from City of Homestead, FL's 2023 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 City of Homestead, FL 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 City of Homestead, FL tap water?

Yes — City of Homestead, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists TTHM at 51–71 ug/L. City of Homestead, FL's 2023 TTHM level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (80 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

+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.

+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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Homestead, FL 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/fl/homestead/2023/source.

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