Disinfection byproducts · 2024
TTHM in Jacksonville, FL tap water
Jacksonville, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit (80 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Ponce de Leon Grid | 64.31 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Range Ponce de Leon Grid | 18.6–83.36 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Ponte Vedra Grid | 42.37 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Palm Valley | 46.3 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Range Ponte Vedra Grid | 37.42–42.37 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Range Lofton Oaks Grid | 31.8–72.79 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Mayport | 60.54 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Range Major Grid | 25.71–91.49 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Lofton Oaks Grid | 63.27 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Major Grid | 70.81 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Range Palm Valley | 45.78–46.3 ug/L | 80 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Jacksonville, FL'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 Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, FL tap water?
Yes — Jacksonville, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TTHM at 25.71–91.49 ug/L. Jacksonville, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit (80 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.
+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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Jacksonville, 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/jacksonville/2024/source.