Compliance record
Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.
0
health-based violations
4
violations on file
0
still open
| Violation | Type | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Monitoring | Resolved | 2008-07-25 |
| MR | Monitoring | Resolved | 2007-11-01 → 2007-11-30 |
| MR | Monitoring | Resolved | 2007-11-01 → 2007-11-30 |
| MR | Monitoring | Resolved | 2007-11-01 → 2007-11-30 |
PFAS detected
PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest
nationwide test results (2023–2025).
Other contaminants detected
Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is
well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the
limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there
means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a
running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this
system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a
violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it
is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.
| Contaminant | Level vs EPA limit | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromodichloromethane | 8.669 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 26.2 µg/L | 523/523 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 11.8 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 46.8 µg/L | 522/523 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 6.17 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L | 509/523 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 24.81 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
worst single sample: 63.6 µg/L | 499/502 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 20.1 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L
worst single sample: 33.1 µg/L | 481/499 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 15.11 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 26.8 µg/L | 470/499 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 2.76 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L | 369/499 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic Acid | 3.15 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L | 256/499 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic Acid | 7.105 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 19.2 µg/L | 180/499 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 3.59 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 13.23 µg/L | 169/523 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Copper | 499.45 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
worst single sample: 1150 µg/L | 162/165 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Monobromoacetic Acid | 3.38 µg/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L | 155/499 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 1060 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
worst single sample: 1620 µg/L | 54/54 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromate | 11.05 µg/L 111% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L
worst single sample: 13 µg/L | 40/238 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Lead | 3.13 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L
worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L | 38/165 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Fluoride | 816.85 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L
worst single sample: 1020 µg/L | 24/24 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 40 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
worst single sample: 41 µg/L | 21/21 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.3000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L | 18/30 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 2.876 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
worst single sample: 3.76 µg/L | 14/21 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Lead | 0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L | 13/13 | LCR | 2024 |
| Simazine | 0.3280 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L
worst single sample: 0.3700 µg/L | 13/30 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Cyanide | 159.95 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L
worst single sample: 164 µg/L | 10/18 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Arsenic | 1.887 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L
worst single sample: 2.09 µg/L | 8/21 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Selenium | 3.9855 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
worst single sample: 4.08 µg/L | 8/21 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.3200 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L | 3/21 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 6.39 pCi/L No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 6.6 pCi/L | 3/3 | SYR4 | 2017 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 2.59 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L
worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L | 2/30 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrite | 30.85 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L
worst single sample: 31.5 µg/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2013 |
73 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
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Frequently asked questions about Dallas Water Utility
Is Dallas Water Utility tap water safe to drink?
EPA monitoring detected 36 contaminants in Dallas Water Utility's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.
What contaminants were detected in Dallas Water Utility's water?
EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.
How many people does Dallas Water Utility serve?
Dallas Water Utility reports serving 1,356,479 people in Texas, per its EPA record.
Has Dallas Water Utility had any water quality violations?
The EPA has 4 violations on file for Dallas Water Utility, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.