Metals · 2024

Arsenic in Midland, TX tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.3× the limit

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

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
11 ug/L
Range
Range of Individual Samples
0–13 ug/L

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.

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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.

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