Physical & aggregate · 2024
Total Dissolved Solids in Sugar Land, TX tap water
Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | 275 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 309 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 294 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | 301 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | 306 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 345 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 315 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 360 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | 329 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 301 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 312 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 301 mg/L | 1000 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Dissolved Solids
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
How Sugar Land, TX compares
5 of the 119 systems measuring Total Dissolved Solids on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Total Dissolved Solids:
People also ask
+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Sugar Land, TX tap water?
Yes — Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 345 mg/L. Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Total Dissolved Solids is 1000 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Dissolved Solids?
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
+Which other U.S. cities have Total Dissolved Solids over the federal limit?
5 of the 119 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Dissolved Solids report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, St George, UT.
+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Sugar Land, 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/2024/source.