Disinfection byproducts · 2024
TTHM in Albuquerque, NM tap water
Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit (0.5 MCL). Measured value is 77.6× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range of Results3 | 2.2–41 | 0.5 MCL |
Running annual avg System-wide | 38.8 | 0.5 MCL |
Verbatim from Albuquerque, NM'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 Albuquerque, NM 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 Albuquerque, NM tap water?
Yes — Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TTHM at 38.8. Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows TTHM at or above the federal limit (0.5 MCL). Measured value is 77.6× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for TTHM in drinking water?
The federal MCL for TTHM is 0.5 . 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 City of Hemet, CA, City of Menifee, CA, City of Murrieta, CA.
+Where does this TTHM measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TTHM 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.