VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX tap water
Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0.1–0.2 ug/L | None set |
Highest single sample System-wide | 0.2 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Atrazine
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
How Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX compares
1 of the 11 TX systems measuring Atrazine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 0.1–0.2 ug/L. Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), TX's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Atrazine. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Atrazine?
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
+Which other U.S. cities have Atrazine over the federal limit?
1 of the 11 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Atrazine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ucmr5 — City of Richardson (2024), 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/ucmr5-richardson-2024/2024/source.