VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Xylenes in Sugar Land, TX tap water
Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Xylenes measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.0006 mg/L | None set |
Minimum System-wide | 0 mg/L | None set |
Maximum System-wide | 0.0006 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Xylenes
A group of industrial solvents found in gasoline and paint.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the nervous system.
How Sugar Land, TX compares
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People also ask
+Is there Xylenes in Sugar Land, TX tap water?
Yes — Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Xylenes at 0.0006 mg/L. Sugar Land, TX's 2024 Xylenes measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Xylenes in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Xylenes. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Xylenes?
A group of industrial solvents found in gasoline and paint. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the nervous system.
+Where does this Xylenes measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Xylenes 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.