Water Utility

Brookesmith Special Utility District

Location Brownwood, TX,
TX
Serves 12,621
PWS ID TX0250004

Overview

Contaminants Detected

This Utility: 9.29 ppb No Legal Limit
465x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 17.4 ppb No Legal Limit
290x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 7.04 ppb No Legal Limit
14x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 11.4 ppb No Legal Limit
29x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 7.39 ppb No Legal Limit
246x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 19.8 ppb No Legal Limit
198x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 9.55 ppb No Legal Limit
48x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 20.4 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
204x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 55.6 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
371x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.42 ppb No Legal Limit
34x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 122.7 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 42.5 ppb Legal Limit: 200 ppb
This Utility: 0.19 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 5 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 1.3 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.0792 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.123 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 4.53 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 1.03 ppb Legal Limit: 50 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
30 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 10 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+3 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 10 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+8 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)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Cyanide
Fluoride
Hexadecanoic acid
Manganese
Monochloroacetic acid
Nitrate
Octadecanoic acid
Selenium

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