Metals · 2024
Lead in Frisco, TX tap water
Frisco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (15 ug/L Action level). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Action Level (AL) | 15 ug/L | 15 ug/L Action level |
Reported level Mclg | 0 ug/L | 15 ug/L Action level |
Reported level Location Date Sampled | 28 ug/L | 15 ug/L Action level |
Reported level 90th PERCENTILE (%) | 2.31 ug/L | 15 ug/L Action level |
Reported level # Of Sites Over Action Level (AL) | 0 ug/L | 15 ug/L Action level |
Verbatim from Frisco, TX's 2024 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 Frisco, TX compares
1 of the 21 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 Frisco, TX tap water?
Yes — Frisco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 28 ug/L. Frisco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (15 ug/L Action level). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 15 ug/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?
1 of the 21 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lubbock, TX.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Frisco, 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/frisco/2024/source.