Disinfection byproducts · 2024
HAA5 in Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX tap water
Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX's 2024 HAA5 measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 12.8–31.7 ug/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 20.35 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), 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 Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX compares
2 of the 23 TX systems measuring HAA5 on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
People also ask
+Is there HAA5 in Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists HAA5 at 20.35 ug/L. Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX's 2024 HAA5 measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for HAA5 in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for HAA5. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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?
2 of the 23 TX systems on The Water Map measuring HAA5 report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Laredo, TX, Frisco, TX.
+Where does this HAA5 measurement come from?
This page reproduces the HAA5 entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), 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/ucmr5-richardson-2024/2024/source.