Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Trichloroacetic acid in Augusta, GA tap water
Augusta, GA's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 60 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | 2.5 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 48.6 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 21.33 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Augusta, GA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroacetic acid
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
People also ask
+Is there Trichloroacetic acid in Augusta, GA tap water?
Yes — Augusta, GA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroacetic acid at 21.33 ug/L. Augusta, GA's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 60 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Trichloroacetic acid is 60 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroacetic acid?
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
+Where does this Trichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroacetic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Augusta, GA 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/ga/augusta/2024/source.