Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Waco, TX tap water
12 contaminants were measured in the Waco, TX water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 12
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- TX
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound detected in Waco, 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.
PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (18 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Waco, TX's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 1 source.
Source
- INTAKE 1 - LAKE WACO
Treatment
- BOOSTER PLANT - OLD MCGREGOR RD PS
- BOOSTER PLANT - AIRPORT PS
- BOOSTER PLANT - HILLCREST PS
- + 6 more
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
3 contaminants historically over EPA limits in Waco, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
BROMATE worst: 2016 | 0.017 mg/L 1.7× | 0.01 mg/L | '14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CYANIDE worst: 2018 | 0.23 mg/L 1.1× above national p90 | 0.2 mg/L | '14'15'16'17'18'19 |
TTHM worst: 2016 | 0.0873 mg/L 1.1× | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2015 | 0.04020000000000001 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ARSENIC worst: 2016 | 0.0050999999999999995 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '13'15'16'17 |
SELENIUM worst: 2016 | 0.0178 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '13'16 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2016 | 1.22 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2017 | 1.5 pCi/L within below national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '17 |
NITRATE worst: 2016 | 1.22 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ATRAZINE worst: 2013 | 0.0003 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.003 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'18'19 |
ANTIMONY worst: 2013 | 0.00045900000000000004 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.006 mg/L | '13 |
BARIUM worst: 2013 | 0.0783 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRITE worst: 2013 | 0.0265 mg/L within | 1 mg/L | '13 |
NITRATE NITRITE worst: 2015 | 0.07 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'14'15 |
COPPER worst: 2012 | 2.58 mg/L 2.7× the national p90 | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18 |
DCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0177 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
LEAD worst: 2012 | 0.0249 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'18 |
DBAA worst: 2012 | 0.0044 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
MBAA worst: 2012 | 0.0022 mg/L | — | '12'13'16 |
MCAA worst: 2013 | 0.004 mg/L | — | '13'17'19 |
TCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0038 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2012 | 0.004 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0175 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0187 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0148 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. | 2.61 mg/LAverageSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMRDL | Within the limit |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Beta Particle ActivityGross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances. | 6.3 pCi/LReported levelSystem-wide | 0 pCi/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Waco, TX's water
+Is Waco, TX tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 12 contaminants measured in Waco, 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 Waco, TX tap water?
12 contaminants were measured in Waco, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, 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 Waco, 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 Waco, 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.