Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Trichloroacetic acid in Omaha, NE tap water
Omaha, NE's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Trichloroacetic acid at or above the federal limit (0.06 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 49.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 2.97 mg/L | 0.06 mg/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 1.68–7.99 | None set |
Verbatim from Omaha, NE'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 Omaha, NE tap water?
Yes — Omaha, NE's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroacetic acid at 2.97 mg/L. Omaha, NE's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Trichloroacetic acid at or above the federal limit (0.06 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 49.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Trichloroacetic acid 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 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 Omaha, NE 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/ne/omaha/2024/source.