# Midland, TX — Drinking Water Quality (2024)

> Contaminant levels for the Midland, TX public water system from its 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, compared to federal limits.

- Page: https://www.thewatermap.com/water/tx/midland/2024
- JSON API: https://www.thewatermap.com/api/water/tx/midland/2024
- Source: the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
- Verification: transcribed by a model, cross-checked by a second model, approved before publishing
- Reporting year: 2024
- Contaminants measured: 18
- Contaminants with a federal limit: 11
- Contaminants at or above the federal limit: 0
- Part of The Water Map — https://www.thewatermap.com

## Contaminants measured

| Contaminant | Category | Measured level | Sampling context | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloramine | Disinfectants | 2.59 mg/L (Average) | System-wide | 4 mg/L (MRDL) | Within the limit |
| HAA5 | Disinfection byproducts | 0–26.8 ug/L (Range) | Range of Individual Samples | No federal limit | Detected — no federal limit |
| TTHM | Disinfection byproducts | 0–97 ug/L (Range) | Range of Individual Samples | No federal limit | Detected — no federal limit |
| Cyanide | Inorganic chemicals | 146 ug/L (Reported level) | System-wide | 200 ug/L (MCLG) | Within the limit |
| Fluoride | Inorganic chemicals | 0.3 mg/L (Reported level) | System-wide | 4 mg/L (MCLG) | Within the limit |
| Nitrate | Inorganic chemicals | 0.211–1.35 mg/L (Range) | Range of Individual Samples | 10 mg/L (MCLG) | Within the limit |
| Arsenic | Metals | 0–13 ug/L (Range) | Range of Individual Samples | 0 ug/L (MCLG) | Detected — no federal limit |
| Barium | Metals | 0.16 mg/L (Reported level) | System-wide | 2 mg/L (MCLG) | Within the limit |
| Copper | Metals | 0.2611 mg/L (90th percentile) | At the tap | 1.3 mg/L (MCLG) | Within the limit |
| Lead | Metals | 1.5 ug/L (90th percentile) | At the tap | 0 ug/L (MCLG) | Detected — no federal limit |
| Lithium | Metals | 50.7 ug/L (Average) | System-wide | No federal limit | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid | PFAS ("forever chemicals") | 0.0042 ug/L (Average) | System-wide | No federal limit | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid | PFAS ("forever chemicals") | 0.0091 ug/L (Average) | System-wide | No federal limit | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid | PFAS ("forever chemicals") | 0.001 ug/L (Average) | System-wide | No federal limit | Detected — no federal limit |
| PFBA | PFAS ("forever chemicals") | 0.015 ug/L (Average) | System-wide | No federal limit | Detected — no federal limit |
| Combined Radium | Radionuclides | 1.5–1.5 pCi/L (Range) | Range of Individual Samples | 0 pCi/L (MCLG) | Detected — no federal limit |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | Radionuclides | 12.6 pCi/L (Reported level) | System-wide | 0 pCi/L (MCLG) | Detected — no federal limit |
| Uranium | Radionuclides | 1.4–1.4 ug/L (Range) | Range of Individual Samples | 0 ug/L (MCLG) | Detected — no federal limit |

## What these contaminants are

- **Chloramine** — A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia. Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.
- **HAA5** — Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is associated with an increased cancer risk.
- **TTHM** — Total trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter. Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
- **Fluoride** — A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
- **Nitrate** — A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
- **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.
- **Barium** — A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
- **Copper** — A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
- **Lead** — A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
- **Lithium** — A naturally occurring element found in some groundwater. No enforceable federal limit; on the EPA contaminant candidate list for further study.
- **Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid** — Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.
- **Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid** — Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.
- **Perfluorohexanoic acid** — Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.
- **PFBA** — Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
- **Combined Radium** — Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.
- **Gross Beta Particle Activity** — Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.
- **Uranium** — A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.

## How to read this

- A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
- 'Federal limit' is the EPA standard (MCL, action level, treatment technique, etc.) that the measured level is compared against.
- 'At or above the federal limit' means the utility's own reported figure met or exceeded that standard.

_Figures are the utility's own published numbers. Generated 2026-05-25 from thewatermap.com._