Drinking water quality · 2024
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What's in San Angelo, TX tap water
18 contaminants were measured in the San Angelo, TX water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 18
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- TX
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound approaching EPA limits in San Angelo, TX
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Approaching limit (97%)near national p90 (12.049999999999997 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Lithium
● Detected (no federal limit)near national p90 (76.59999999999991 mg/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)near national p90 (18 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFBS
● Detected (no federal limit)near national p90 (13.909999999999979 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (15.95999999999999 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (12.190000000000003 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
San Angelo, TX's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 25 sources.
Source
- INTAKE 3 - LONE WOLF
- NASWORTHY 1 -
- INTAKE 2 - O C FISHER
- OH IVIE
- + 21 more
Treatment
- SWTP -1324 METCALFE ST
- HICKORY PLANT - 301 E AVENUE K
Distribution
Also buys water from COLORADO RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
4 contaminants historically over EPA limits in San Angelo, TX
Every U.S. public water system reports compliance-monitoring data to EPA. The Six-Year Review releases the 2012–2019 window as a single dataset — here's what your system reported, year by year. Values shown are the highest detection per analyte per year, compared to the federal MCL.
| Contaminant | Worst detection | EPA limit | Years (2012–2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
GROSS BETA worst: 2014 | 66.5 mrem/yr 16.6× | 4 mrem/yr | '14'15'16 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2014 | 45.9 pCi/L 9.2× 9.4× the national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '14 |
GROSS ALPHA worst: 2014 | 36.4 pCi/L 2.4× | 15 pCi/L | '14'16 |
TTHM worst: 2012 | 0.14 mg/L 1.8× | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2019 | 0.0553 mg/L 92% | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CYANIDE worst: 2018 | 0.149 mg/L within above national p90 | 0.2 mg/L | '14'15'16'18'19 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2014 | 1.67 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ARSENIC worst: 2013 | 0.00265 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'18 |
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE worst: 2015 | 0.0009 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.005 mg/L | '15 |
SELENIUM worst: 2013 | 0.00892 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '13'14'15'16 |
BARIUM worst: 2018 | 0.2 mg/L within near national p90 | 2 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ANTIMONY worst: 2013 | 0.000385 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.006 mg/L | '13 |
NITRATE worst: 2014 | 0.63 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRATE NITRITE worst: 2014 | 0.63 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '14 |
ATRAZINE worst: 2018 | 0.0001 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.003 mg/L | '18 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2013 | 0.000957 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '13 |
URANIUM worst: 2016 | 0.0019 ug/L within below national p90 | 30 ug/L | '15'16 |
COPPER worst: 2012 | 2.67 mg/L 2.8× the national p90 | — | '12'13'14'16'18 |
MBAA worst: 2012 | 0.003 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
LEAD worst: 2012 | 0.0733 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'16'18 |
DBAA worst: 2012 | 0.0283 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0014 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
MCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0035 mg/L | — | '12'13'18'19 |
TCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0016 mg/L | — | '12'15'16'17'18'19 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.011 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0887 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0023 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0384 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChloramineA longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia. | 3 mg/LAverageSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMRDL | Within the limit |
People also ask about San Angelo, TX's water
+Is San Angelo, TX tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 18 contaminants measured in San Angelo, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in San Angelo, TX tap water?
18 contaminants were measured in San Angelo, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, pfas ("forever chemicals"), and inorganic chemicals. 10 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from San Angelo, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is San Angelo, TX's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2024 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.