Metals · 2024
Mercury in Dallas, TX tap water
Dallas, TX's 2024 Mercury measurement is below the federal limit of 2 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 0.252 ug/L | 2 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.08 ug/L | 2 ug/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 2 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Dallas, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Mercury
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
How Dallas, TX compares
2 of the 32 systems measuring Mercury on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Mercury:
People also ask
+Is there Mercury in Dallas, TX tap water?
Yes — Dallas, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Mercury at 0.08 ug/L. Dallas, TX's 2024 Mercury measurement is below the federal limit of 2 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Mercury in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Mercury is 2 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Mercury?
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Mercury over the federal limit?
2 of the 32 systems on The Water Map measuring Mercury report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Petersburg, FL, St George, UT.
+Where does this Mercury measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Mercury entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Dallas, TX water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/tx/dallas/2024/source.