Water Utility

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 112

Location Fort Bend County, Texas,
TX
Serves 15,966
Source Groundwater
PWS ID TX0790253

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.353 ppb No Legal Limit
5.9x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.623 ppb No Legal Limit
6.2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.5 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
10x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.513 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
3.4x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 1.3 ppb Legal Limit: 20 ppb
3x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.43 ppb
This Utility: 1.22 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 165.3 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.163 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0474 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 0.357 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 3.2 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 19.2 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 3.05 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.622 ppb No Legal Limit

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0589 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 4.4 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.178 ppb Legal Limit: 10000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
1800 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 3 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+6 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 4 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+10 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
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Acetone
Barium
Bromoform
Chloroform
Fluoride
Hexadecanoic acid
Lithium
Manganese
Methyl isobutyl ketone*
Nitrate
Octadecanoic acid
Xylenes (total)

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