Water Utility

Saws Texas Research Park

Location Bexar County, Texas,
TX
Serves 37,065
Source Groundwater
PWS ID TX0150497

Overview

Contaminants Detected

This Utility: 0.473 ppb No Legal Limit
24x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.13 ppb No Legal Limit
52x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 1.36 ppb No Legal Limit
2.7x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.23 ppb No Legal Limit
5.6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 0.402 ppb No Legal Limit
13x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.12 ppb No Legal Limit
31x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.583 ppb No Legal Limit
2.9x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.01 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
10x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.74 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
12x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.75 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
15x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 11 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
74x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 37.9 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.323 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0208 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 9 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 11 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+3 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Bromochloroacetic acid
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Chloroform
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Nitrate
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Fluoride
Trichloroacetic acid

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