Tap Water Quality Report
Tap water quality in TUSCALOOSA, Alabama
Tap water in TUSCALOOSA, Alabama receives a grade of D (67/100) from TapWaterSafety.org. It's served by TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER. The most significant water quality concerns are: Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline; Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline; Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline. Data sources: EPA SDWIS, EPA ECHO, EWG Tap Water Database.
What's in TUSCALOOSA's tap water
Top water quality concerns identified by the EPA and Environmental Working Group across the utility serving TUSCALOOSA.
Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA9) detected at 41.5 ppb, 692x above the EWG health guideline of 0.06 ppb.
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA5) detected at 30.4 ppb, 304x above the EWG health guideline of 0.1 ppb.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernTotal trihalomethanes (TTHMs) detected at 38.1 ppb, 254x above the EWG health guideline of 0.15 ppb.
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All contaminants detected in TUSCALOOSA's tap water
Every contaminant identified, compared side-by-side against US EPA legal limits, the EU Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184), WHO Guidelines, and California's Public Health Goal. Why we show multiple standards →
| Contaminant | Detected | EWG US health-based |
EPA US legal |
EU DWD Europe |
WHO global |
CA PHG strictest US |
Tested sample year |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) Disinfection byproduct |
41.5 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 692× over |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct |
30.4 ppb | 0.1 | 60.0 | 60 | — | — | — | 304× over |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Disinfection byproduct |
38.1 ppb | 0.15 | 80.0 | 100 | — | — | — | 254× over |
| Bromodichloromethane Disinfection byproduct |
1.26 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 21× over |
| Chlorite Disinfection byproduct |
484.4 ppb | 50.0 | 1000.0 | — | — | — | — | 9.7× over |
| Chloroform Disinfection byproduct |
3.07 ppb | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7× over |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) Radiological |
0.37 pCi/L | 0.05 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 7.3× over |
| Chlorate Disinfection byproduct |
590.3 ppb | 210.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8× over |
| Chromium (hexavalent) Heavy metal |
0.0356 ppb | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8× over |
| Nitrate Inorganic |
0.136 ppm | 0.14 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10 | — | Below guideline |
| Nitrate and nitrite Inorganic |
0.136 ppm | 0.14 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10 | — | Below guideline |
| Manganese Heavy metal |
5.78 ppb | 100.0 | — | 50 | 80 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Barium Heavy metal |
19.9 ppb | 700.0 | 2000.0 | — | 1300 | 2000 | — | Below guideline |
| Strontium Radiological |
0.0254 ppb | 1500.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| 4-Androstene-3,17-dione Other |
0.038 ppt | — | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Fluoride Inorganic |
0.235 ppm | — | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | Below guideline |
All values in the unit of the detected level. Red cells indicate the detected level exceeds that standard. Some contaminants have limits in some jurisdictions but not others (shown as —). The "Tested" column shows the year each contaminant sample was collected.
Sources: US EPA, EU Drinking Water Directive 2020/2184, WHO Guidelines, California OEHHA PHGs, EWG Tap Water Database.
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