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What’s actually in Bayou La Batre Utilities Board water
Bayou La Batre Utilities Board serves about 8,100 people across Bayou La Batre. Below is what the EPA and the Environmental Working Group publish about it — the readings, the compliance record, and what each one means for the water coming out of your tap.
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Which contaminants in Bayou La Batre Utilities Board water exceed health guidelines?
5 contaminants are reported above EWG health guidelines in Bayou La Batre Utilities Board water: Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, Haloacetic acids (HAA5), and more in the table below.
Every one of these is legal. Federal legal limits were mostly set decades ago; the EWG health guideline reflects more recent research on long-term exposure. The gap between the two columns is the point.
| Contaminant | Found | Health guideline | Legal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromodichloromethane | 0.613 ppb | 0.06 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Dibromochloromethane | 0.509 ppb | 0.1 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.925 ppb | 0.1 ppb | 60 ppb |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) | 0.43 pCi/L | 0.05 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 3.73 ppb | 0.15 ppb | 80 ppb |
Source: EWG Tap Water Database for PWSID AL0000957. View the full report
Its record with the EPA
65 violation records on file between 2010 and 2025, and none of them are health-based — every one is a monitoring or reporting failure, meaning a required sample or report was late rather than a limit being exceeded.
That distinction matters more than the headline number. A monitoring-and-reporting violation means a required sample or report was late. A health-based violation means a limit was actually exceeded. Most published “violation counts” blend the two, which makes a diligent utility with sloppy paperwork look identical to one with a water-quality problem. 6 of these have no return-to-compliance date on file.
Source: EPA SDWIS, PWSID AL0000957. Look it up yourself
What to do about it
Treating Bayou La Batre Utilities Board water at the tap
Most of what shows up on this system is disinfection by-product — the trade-off for water that arrives safe from bacteria. It is straightforward to remove at the point of use.
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