Water Utility

Harris County Municipal Utility District 24

Location Harris County, Texas,
TX
Serves 13,614
Source Purchased surface water
PWS ID TX1010572

Overview

Contaminants Detected

1,2,3-Trichloropropane*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.00444 ppb No Legal Limit
6.3x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.0007 ppb
This Utility: 1.17 ppb No Legal Limit
58x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.13 ppb No Legal Limit
19x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.63 ppb No Legal Limit
14x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 7.72 ppb No Legal Limit
39x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 10.1 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
101x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.442 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
3.2x
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: 7.23 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
48x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.47 ppb No Legal Limit
15x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.196 ppb Legal Limit: 3 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 119.2 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.091 ppb Legal Limit: 6 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
3 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0375 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.58 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 3.63 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 2.55 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.25 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.904 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 ppb
This Utility: 3.63 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.018 ppb Legal Limit: 4 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.213 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 8 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+9 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 (+11 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
1,2,3-Trichloropropane*
Bromochloroacetic acid
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Nitrate
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Atrazine*
Barium
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Dibromochloromethane
Fluoride
Hexadecanoic acid
Manganese
Methyl isobutyl ketone*
Monochloroacetic acid
Octadecanoic acid
Simazine
Xylenes (total)

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