The EPA promulgated Stage 1 of the Disinfectant/Disinfection By-Product Rule in December 1998. Under this rule, five of the nine bromine- and chlorine-containing haloacetic acids (monochloroacetic acid [MCAA], dichloroacetic acid [DCAA], trichloroacetic acid [TCAA], monobromoacetic acid [MBAA], and dibromoacetic acid [DBAA]) were regulated for the first time. Research has shown, however, that the four unregulated species may in fact be formed at significant levels in certain types of chlorinated waters. Hence, future EPA regulations may include these species. This research was aimed at adapting current methodologies to establish a more reliable, sensitive method that can quantify all nine HAA species.