Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Cyanide in Mcallen, TX tap water
Mcallen, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Cyanide at or above the federal limit (200 ug/L MCLG). Measured value is 10.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Fecha de muestra | 2024 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCLG |
Range Rango de muestras individuales | 70–100 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 100 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCLG |
Range Range of Individual Samples | 70–100 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 100 ug/L | 200 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Mcallen, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Mcallen, TX compares
1 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 Mcallen, TX tap water?
Yes — Mcallen, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Cyanide at 2024 ug/L. Mcallen, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Cyanide at or above the federal limit (200 ug/L MCLG). Measured value is 10.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Cyanide in drinking water?
The federal MCLG 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?
1 of the 50 systems on The Water Map measuring Cyanide report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Odessa, TX.
+Where does this Cyanide measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Cyanide 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.