Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Trichloroacetic acid in Fort Worth, TX tap water
Fort Worth, TX's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 20 ug/L (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Range of Detects | 0 ug/L | 20 ug/L Public health goal |
Average System-wide | 0.06 ug/L | 20 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Fort Worth, TX'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.
How Fort Worth, TX compares
1 of the 23 systems measuring Trichloroacetic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Trichloroacetic acid:
People also ask
+Is there Trichloroacetic acid in Fort Worth, TX tap water?
Yes — Fort Worth, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroacetic acid at 0.06 ug/L. Fort Worth, TX's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 20 ug/L (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Trichloroacetic acid is 20 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Trichloroacetic acid over the federal limit?
1 of the 23 systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroacetic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS.
+Where does this Trichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroacetic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fort Worth, TX 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/tx/fort-worth/2024/source.