Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Wichita Falls, TX tap water
20 contaminants were measured in the Wichita Falls, TX water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 20
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 1
- Service area
- TX
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
4 PFAS compounds detected in Wichita Falls, 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)near national p90 (18 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (12.190000000000003 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (15.95999999999999 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Lithium
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (76.59999999999991 mg/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Wichita Falls, TX's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 4 sources.
Source
- INTAKE 2 - LK ARROWHEAD
- INTAKE 1 - LK KICKAPOO
- INTAKE 3 - SECONDARY TERMINAL RS
- INTAKE 4 - LK KEMP VIA WICHITA RIVER
Treatment
- SWTP PLANT - CYPRESS 1961
- SWTP PLANT - CYPRESS 1987
- SWTP PLANT - JASPER 1951
- + 3 more
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
1 contaminant historically over EPA limits in Wichita Falls, 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: 2015 | 9.2 mrem/yr 2.3× | 4 mrem/yr | '14'15'17 |
CYANIDE worst: 2014 | 0.17 mg/L 85% above national p90 | 0.2 mg/L | '14'15'16'17 |
HAA5 worst: 2019 | 0.0509 mg/L 85% | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
TTHM worst: 2019 | 0.067 mg/L 84% | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CHLORITE worst: 2019 | 0.82 mg/L 82% | 1 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ARSENIC worst: 2013 | 0.00219 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '13'14'15 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2012 | 0.85 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRATE worst: 2014 | 1.99 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ANTIMONY worst: 2014 | 0.00073 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.006 mg/L | '13'14'15 |
SELENIUM worst: 2013 | 0.00485 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '13'14'15'16 |
NITRATE NITRITE worst: 2015 | 0.68 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '14'15 |
NITRITE worst: 2015 | 0.065 mg/L within | 1 mg/L | '14'15 |
DIQUAT worst: 2015 | 0.0008 mg/L within | 0.02 mg/L | '15'17 |
BARIUM worst: 2014 | 0.065 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2014 | 0.0027 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'19 |
ETHYLBENZENE worst: 2015 | 0.0025 mg/L within | 0.7 mg/L | '15 |
XYLENES TOTAL worst: 2015 | 0.0103 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '15 |
PICLORAM worst: 2019 | 0.000166 mg/L within | 0.5 mg/L | '19 |
URANIUM worst: 2014 | 0.0013 ug/L within below national p90 | 30 ug/L | '14'15 |
COPPER worst: 2012 | 0.146 mg/L below national p90 | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18 |
LEAD worst: 2012 | 0.00352 mg/L | — | '12'15'18 |
DBAA worst: 2012 | 0.0075 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0089 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
MBAA worst: 2012 | 0.0072 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
MCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0033 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
TCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0019 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0087 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2012 | 0.019 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0057 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.012 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 3–3.56RangeSystem-wide | 4MRDL | Approaching the limit |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined RadiumCombined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. | 1.5–1.5RangeSystem-wide | 5MCL | Within the limit |
Microbial
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total ColiformA group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. | 1MaximumTotal Coliform Bacteria Highest No. of Positive | 5MCL | Within the limit |
+By source (2)— Total Coliform Bacteria Highest No. of Positive, E. coli Bacteria Highest No. of Positive
| |||
| Cryptosporidium | 0Reported levelSystem-wide | 0MCLG | None detected |
| Giardia lamblia | 0–0RangeSystem-wide | 0MCLG | None detected |
VOCs & pesticides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AtrazineA widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. | 0–0.1RangeSystem-wide | 3MCL | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium, TotalTotal chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 1.3–1.6RangeSystem-wide | 100MCL | Within the limit |
| NickelA metal from natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 0.0013Reported levelSystem-wide | 0.1MCLG | Within the limit |
Physical & aggregate
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TurbidityA measure of cloudiness from suspended particles in the water. | 0.9RangeSystem-wide | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Wichita Falls, TX's water
+Is Wichita Falls, TX tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 20 contaminants measured in Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls, TX tap water?
20 contaminants were measured in Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, inorganic chemicals, and microbial. 19 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Are any contaminants in Wichita Falls, TX tap water approaching the federal limit?
One contaminant is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit in this report: Chlorine. Approaching means measured but not in violation — a margin that can close quickly if conditions change.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls, 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.