Disinfection byproducts · 2024
HAA5 in Albuquerque, NM tap water
Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows HAA5 at or above the federal limit (0.48 MCL). Measured value is 34.6× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range of Results3 | 0–19 | 0.48 MCL |
Running annual avg System-wide | 16.6 | 0.48 MCL |
Verbatim from Albuquerque, NM'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 Albuquerque, NM 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 Albuquerque, NM tap water?
Yes — Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 16.6. Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows HAA5 at or above the federal limit (0.48 MCL). Measured value is 34.6× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for HAA5 in drinking water?
The federal MCL for HAA5 is 0.48 . 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 Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL, Mcallen, TX.
+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?
This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Albuquerque, NM 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/nm/albuquerque/2024/source.