Disinfection byproducts · 2024
Chlorite in Mcallen, TX tap water
Mcallen, TX's 2024 Chlorite measurement is below the federal limit of 0.8 mg/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.503 mg/L | 0.8 mg/L MCLG |
Range Range of Individual Samples | 0.04–0.503 mg/L | 0.8 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Mcallen, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Mcallen, TX compares
4 of the 92 systems measuring Chlorite on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chlorite:
People also ask
+Is there Chlorite in Mcallen, TX tap water?
Yes — Mcallen, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chlorite at 0.503 mg/L. Mcallen, TX's 2024 Chlorite measurement is below the federal limit of 0.8 mg/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Chlorite in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Chlorite is 0.8 mg/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 Chlorite over the federal limit?
4 of the 92 systems on The Water Map measuring Chlorite report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Petersburg, FL, Shreveport, LA, Columbia, SC.
+Where does this Chlorite measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chlorite entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Mcallen, 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/mcallen/2024/source.