Drinking water quality · 1995
· Verified
What's in City of Georgetown, TX tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the City of Georgetown, TX water system's 1995 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 1995
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- TX
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
2 PFAS compounds above EPA limits in City of Georgetown, TX
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFOS (Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.4×)PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.2×)PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Below limitPFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFBS
● Detected (no federal limit)PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
City of Georgetown, TX's drinking water comes from ground water under the influence of surface water, drawn from 10 sources.
Source
- INTAKE 1 - LK GEORGETOWN
- 1 - DOWNTOWN
- 10 - SOUTHSIDE PLANT
- 11 - SOUTHSIDE PLANT
- + 6 more
Treatment
- PLANT - DOMEL
- SWTP - LK GEORGETOWN
- GUITP - SAN GABRIEL PARK
- + 2 more
Distribution
Also buys water from CITY OF ROUND ROCK, CITY OF FLORENCE, and 1 more.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based1 violation on record · most recent Sep 1993resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.0053 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about City of Georgetown, TX's water
+Is City of Georgetown, TX tap water safe to drink in 1995?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in City of Georgetown, TX's 1995 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in City of Georgetown, TX tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in City of Georgetown, TX's 1995 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from City of Georgetown, TX's 1995 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is City of Georgetown, TX's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 1995 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.