Does a pregnant woman who receives drinking water from a private well need to worry about TTHMs?
Non-chlorinated private well water is unlikely to contain TTHMs or HAAs. 7. What would EPA recommend based on the current science? To protect public health, EPA continues to strongly support both the disinfection of drinking water to reduce the risk of waterborne disease and the reduction of disinfection byproducts. If you are concerned about the safety of your tap water, you should review your annual water quality report you receive from your utility or ask your utility about the concentrations of TTHMs and HAAs in your system. For personal health advice, you should contact your health care provider. If you have other general questions you can contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. 8. How did the Agency weigh risks vs. benefits for disinfectant byproducts? Disinfection byproducts are a special case because decreasing disinfection byproduct risk could increase risks from disease-causing microorganisms. Eliminating or significantly decreasing disinfection to stop dis
