Disinfection byproducts · 2024
HAA5 in Meridian, ID tap water
Meridian, ID's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for HAA5 and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | Not detected mg/L | 0.06 mg/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | Not detected mg/L | 0.06 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Meridian, ID's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About HAA5
Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.
How Meridian, ID compares
5 of the 377 systems measuring HAA5 on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting HAA5:
People also ask
+Is there HAA5 in Meridian, ID tap water?
Meridian, ID's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for HAA5 and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for HAA5 in drinking water?
The federal MCL for HAA5 is 0.06 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is HAA5?
Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.
+Which other U.S. cities have HAA5 over the federal limit?
5 of the 377 systems on The Water Map measuring HAA5 report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?
This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Meridian, ID 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/id/meridian/2024/source.