Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Cyanide in Houston, TX tap water
Houston, TX's 2023 Cyanide measurement is below the federal limit of 200 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 52.5 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 200 ug/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 200 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 60 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 20 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 200 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Houston, TX's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Houston, TX compares
2 of the 50 systems measuring Cyanide on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Cyanide:
People also ask
+Is there Cyanide in Houston, TX tap water?
Yes — Houston, TX's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Cyanide at 52.5 ug/L. Houston, TX's 2023 Cyanide measurement is below the federal limit of 200 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Cyanide in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Cyanide is 200 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have Cyanide over the federal limit?
2 of the 50 systems on The Water Map measuring Cyanide report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Mcallen, TX, Odessa, TX.
+Where does this Cyanide measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Cyanide entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Houston, 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/houston/2023/source.