Drinking water quality · 2021
· Verified
What's in Dallas Water Utility, TX tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Dallas Water Utility, TX water system's 2021 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2021
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- TX
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
2 PFAS compounds above EPA limits in Dallas Water Utility, TX
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.6×)PFOS (Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.3×)PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Below limitPFHpA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFBS
● Detected (no federal limit)PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Dallas Water Utility, TX's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 5 sources.
Source
- INTAKE 5 - LAKE FORK
- INTAKE 4 - ELM FORK TRINITY R / ELM FORK
- INTAKE 2 - RAY HUBBARD
- INTAKE 3 - ELM FORK TRINITY R / BACHMAN
- + 1 more
Treatment
- SWTP - BACHMAN - 2605 SHORECREST
- SWTP - EAST SIDE - 405 LONG CREEK RD
- SWTP - ELM FORK - 1440 WHITLOCK LN
Distribution
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.0 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | None detected |
People also ask about Dallas Water Utility, TX's water
+Is Dallas Water Utility, TX tap water safe to drink in 2021?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Dallas Water Utility, TX's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Dallas Water Utility, TX tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Dallas Water Utility, TX's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Dallas Water Utility, TX's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Dallas Water Utility, TX's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2021 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.