Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Nitrate in Frisco, TX tap water
Frisco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Nitrate at or above the federal limit (10 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level MCL | 10 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Mclg | 10 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Highest Level Detected | 1 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Range Of Levels Detected | 0.0631–0.696 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Frisco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Frisco, TX compares
1 of the 23 TX systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Frisco, TX tap water?
Yes — Frisco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 10 mg/L. Frisco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Nitrate at or above the federal limit (10 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
1 of the 23 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Arlington, TX.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate 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.