VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in Wichita Falls, TX tap water
Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Atrazine at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 33.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–0.1 mg/L | None set |
Reported level System-wide | 0.1 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Atrazine
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
How Wichita Falls, TX compares
1 of the 10 TX systems measuring Atrazine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Atrazine:
People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in Wichita Falls, TX tap water?
Yes — Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 0–0.1 mg/L. Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Atrazine at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 33.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Atrazine. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Atrazine?
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
+Which other U.S. cities have Atrazine over the federal limit?
1 of the 10 TX systems on The Water Map measuring Atrazine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Wichita Falls, 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/wichita-falls/2024/source.