Metals · 2024
Copper in Wichita Falls, TX tap water
Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Wichita Falls Water Results Reportable Value | 0.0784 | 1.3 MCL |
90th percentile Wichita Falls Water Results | 0.04394 | 1.3 MCL |
Verbatim from Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Copper
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.
Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Wichita Falls, TX compares
5 of the 392 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Copper:
People also ask
+Is there Copper in Wichita Falls, TX tap water?
Yes — Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 0.04394. Wichita Falls, TX's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Copper is 1.3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Copper?
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Copper over the federal limit?
5 of the 392 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Town of Denton, MD, Oxnard, CA, High Point, NC.
+Where does this Copper measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Copper 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.