Metals · 2024
Arsenic in Midland, TX tap water
Midland, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (0 ug/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 11 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Range Range of Individual Samples | 0–13 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Midland, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
How Midland, TX compares
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People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Midland, TX tap water?
Yes — Midland, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0–13 ug/L. Midland, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (0 ug/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Arsenic is 0 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Midland, 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/midland/2024/source.