Metals · 2024
Lithium in New Braunfels, TX tap water
New Braunfels, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lithium at or above the federal limit (11.3 MCL). Measured value is 179.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample System-wide | 2024 | 11.3 MCL |
Range System-wide | 17 | 11.3 MCL |
Verbatim from New Braunfels, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lithium
A naturally occurring element found in some groundwater.
No enforceable federal limit; on the EPA contaminant candidate list for further study.
How New Braunfels, TX compares
5 of the 125 systems measuring Lithium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lithium:
People also ask
+Is there Lithium in New Braunfels, TX tap water?
Yes — New Braunfels, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lithium at 2024. New Braunfels, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lithium at or above the federal limit (11.3 MCL). Measured value is 179.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Lithium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Lithium is 11.3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lithium?
A naturally occurring element found in some groundwater. No enforceable federal limit; on the EPA contaminant candidate list for further study.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lithium over the federal limit?
5 of the 125 systems on The Water Map measuring Lithium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Chandler, AZ, Tempe, AZ, Omaha, NE.
+Where does this Lithium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lithium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the New Braunfels, 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/new-braunfels/2024/source.