Disinfection byproducts · 2024
HAA5 in Laredo, TX tap water
Laredo, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows HAA5 at or above the federal limit (60 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.4× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 46 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Range Range of Individual Samples | 16.9–82.5 ug/L | 60 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Laredo, TX'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 Laredo, TX compares
1 of the 22 TX 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 Laredo, TX tap water?
Yes — Laredo, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 16.9–82.5 ug/L. Laredo, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows HAA5 at or above the federal limit (60 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.4× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for HAA5 in drinking water?
The federal MCL for HAA5 is 60 ug/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?
1 of the 22 TX systems on The Water Map measuring HAA5 report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Frisco, TX.
+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?
This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Laredo, 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/laredo/2024/source.