Physical & aggregate · 2024
TOC in Dallas, TX tap water
Dallas, TX's 2024 TOC measurement is below the federal limit of 35 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | 2.35 mg/L | 35 mg/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 4.23 mg/L | 35 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 3.27 mg/L | 35 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Dallas, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About TOC
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water.
Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
How Dallas, TX compares
5 of the 211 systems measuring TOC on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting TOC:
People also ask
+Is there TOC in Dallas, TX tap water?
Yes — Dallas, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists TOC at 3.27 mg/L. Dallas, TX's 2024 TOC measurement is below the federal limit of 35 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for TOC in drinking water?
The federal MCL for TOC is 35 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is TOC?
Total organic carbon — a measure of organic material dissolved in the water. Not harmful itself, but it is the raw material that forms disinfection byproducts; removal is a treatment requirement.
+Which other U.S. cities have TOC over the federal limit?
5 of the 211 systems on The Water Map measuring TOC report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kansas City, KS, Centennial, CO, Gilbert, AZ.
+Where does this TOC measurement come from?
This page reproduces the TOC 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.