Metals · 2021
Lead in City of Sugar Land River Park, TX tap water
City of Sugar Land River Park, TX's 2021 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.000973 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from City of Sugar Land River Park, TX's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About 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.
How City of Sugar Land River Park, TX compares
2 of the 22 TX systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in City of Sugar Land River Park, TX tap water?
Yes — City of Sugar Land River Park, TX's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.000973 mg/L. City of Sugar Land River Park, TX's 2021 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
2 of the 22 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lubbock, TX, Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Sugar Land River Park, 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/sugar-land-river-park/2021/source.