Most people don’t realize it, but tap water can contain dozens of contaminants with potentially serious health effects. So we created this page to help you informed regarding water quality in the South Plains, West Texas area.
Contaminants Detected in South Plains, West Texas Water
35 Total Contaminants Detected
17 Contaminants Exceed EWG Health Guidelines
Important facts to know about water quality safety:
The EWG teaches that legal water levels are not necessarily safe. Federal guidelines have not been updated in almost 20 years, and do not reflect the latest health guidelines. If you want to ensure healthy drinking water for your family, it’s up to you to learn about your local water supply, and take the steps necessary to remove potentially harmful contaminants.
Contaminants Detected in South Plains, West Texas Water That Exceed Health Guidelines
Arsenic
EWG’s Health Guideline
573x
- Legal Limit: 10 ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.004 ppb
- This Utility: 2.29ppb
Bromochloroacetic acid
EWG’s Health Guideline
150x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.02 ppb
- This Utility: 3.00ppb
Bromodichloromethane
EWG’s Health Guideline
44x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
- This Utility: 2.63 ppb
Bromoform
EWG’s Health Guideline
15x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.5 ppb
- This Utility: 7.50 ppb
Chlorite
EWG’s Health Guidelines
4.9x
- Legal Limit: 1,000ppb
- Health Guidelines: 50 ppb
- This Utility: 243.4ppb
Chloroform
EWG’s Health Guideline
2.1x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.4 ppb
- This Utility: 0.845 ppb
Chromium (hexavalent)
EWG’s Health Guideline
47x
- Legal Limit: None
- Health Guidelines: 0.02 ppb
- This Utility: 0.932 ppb
Dibromoacetic Acid
EWG’s Health Guideline
90x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.04 ppb
- This Utility: 3.60 ppb
Dibromochloromethane
EWG’s Health Guideline
64x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- This Utility: 6.37 ppb
Dichloroacetic Acid
EWG’s Health Guideline
9.99x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.2 ppb
- This Utility: 1.98 ppb
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)†
EWG’s Health Guideline
84x
- Legal Limit: 60ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- This Utility: 8.37 ppb
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)†
EWG’s Health Guideline
223x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
- This Utility: 13.4 ppb
Nitrate
EWG’s Health Guideline
6.1x
- Legal Limit: 10ppm
- Health Guidelines: 0.14 ppm
- This Utility: 0.847 ppm
Nitrate and nitrite
EWG’s Health Guideline
11x
- Legal Limit: 10ppm
- Health Guidelines: 0.14 ppm
- This Utility: 1.57 ppm
Total trihalomethanes
EWG’s Health Guideline
119x
- Legal Limit: 80ppb
- Health Guidelines: 0.15 ppb
- This Utility: 17.8ppb
Trichloroacetic acid
EWG’s Health Guideline
9.7x
- No Legal Limit
- Health Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
- This Utility: 0.973 ppb
Uranium
EWG’s Health Guideline
5.7x
- Legal Limit: 20 pCi/L
- Health Guidelines: 0.43 pCi/L
- This Utility:2.45 pCi/L
Chemicals tested for but not detected from 2014 to 2019:
- 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
- 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
- 1,1-Dichloroethane
- 1,1-Dichloroethylene
- 1,1-Dichloropropene
- 4-Androstene-3
- 17-dione
- Acetone
- Acifluorfen (Blazer)
- Acrylonitrile
- cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
- Cobalt
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Dibromomethane
- Dicamba
- Dichlorodifluoromethane
- Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
- Dichlorprop
- Dieldrin
- Dimethipin
- Dinoseb
- Picloram
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- Profenofos
- Propachlor
- Radium
- combined (-226 & -228)
- sec-Butylbenzene
- Silver
- Simazine
- Styrene
- Tebuconazole
- tert-Butylbenzene
- Testosterone
- Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
- Tetrahydrofuran
- Toluene
- Toxaphene
- trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
- trans-1
- 2-Dichloropropene
- 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
- 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)
- 1,2-Dichloroethane
- 1,2-Dichloropropane
- 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
- Alachlor (Lasso)
- Aldicarb
- Aldicarb sulfone
- Aldicarb sulfoxide
- Aldrin
- Endrin
- Equilin
- Estriol
- Estrone
- Ethinyl estradiol
- Ethoprop
- Ethyl methacrylate
- Ethylbenzene
- Ethylene dibromide
- gamma-Chlordane
- Tribufos
- Trichloroethylene
- Trichlorofluoromethane
- Vinyl acetate
- Vinyl chloride
- Xylenes (total)
- 1,3-Butadiene
- 1,3-Dichloropropane
- 1,4-Dioxane
- 1-butanol
- 17-beta-Estradiol
- 2,2-Dichloropropane
- 2,4,5-T
- 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
- 2,4-D
- 2,4-DB
- 2-Hexanone
- 2-methoxyethanol
- 2-propen-1-ol
- 3,5-Dichlorobenzoic acid
- Germanium
- Heptachlor
- Heptachlor epoxide
- Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
- Hexachlorobutadiene
- Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
- Iodomethane
- Isopropylbenzene
- Lindane
- m-Dichlorobenzene
- Mercury (inorganic)
- Methiocarb
- Methomyl
- Methoxychlor
- Methyl ethyl ketone
- Methyl isobutyl ketone
- Methyl methacrylate
- Metolachlor
- Metribuzin
- Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)
- MTBE
- n-Butylbenzene
- n-Propylbenzene
- alpha-Chlordane
- Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane
- Atrazine
- Baygon (Propoxur)
- Bentazon (Basagran)
- Benzene
- Benzo[a]pyrene
- Beryllium
- Bromacil
- Bromobenzene
- Bromochloromethane
- Bromomethane
- Butachlor
- Butylated hydroxyanisole
- Cadmium
- Carbaryl
- Carbofuran
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Chloramben
- Chlordane
- Chlorodifluoromethane
- Chloroethane
- Chloromethane
- Chlorpyriphos
- cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
- Naphthalene
- Nitrite
- o-Chlorotoluene
- o-Dichlorobenzene
- o-toluidine
- Oxamyl (Vydate)
- Oxyflurofen
- p-Chlorotoluene
- p-Dichlorobenzene
- p-Isopropyltoluene
- Pentachlorophenol
- Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)
- Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Permethrin
What Can You Do To Improve The Quality Of Your Drinking Water?
If you’re like most people, you may be shocked to find out how many contaminants are present in our local water supplies. You may also be wondering: What can you do to provide cleaner, safer drinking water for yourself and your family?
Sadly, a simple filtration pitcher is NOT sufficient to remove all these contaminants.
But not to worry–Culligan is here to help. We have a range of water treatment options capable of eliminating up to 99.99% of common water contaminants.
Because everyone’s water can vary slightly, we recommend starting with a 100% free, no-obligation water test. We’ll send a water technician to your home at a convenient time to test your water and find out what’s in it.
This test is important in helping us to determine the best water treatment system for your water and your needs.
To schedule your free water test now, just call us or fill out this short form:
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The data on this page comes from the EWG’s Tap Water Database