Metals · 2023
Lead in Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, TX tap water
Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, TX's 2023 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.00099 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, TX's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, TX compares
2 of the 22 TX systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, TX tap water?
Yes — Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, TX's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.00099 mg/L. Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, TX's 2023 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
2 of the 22 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lubbock, TX, Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fort Bend County Mud 140 Rivers Edge, 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/fort-bend-county-mud-140-rivers-edge/2023/source.