CITY OF SHERMAN
TX · PWS ID TX0910006 · Community water system
109
contaminants tested
33
detected
43,645
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0083 ug/L | 3/22 | 2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0038 ug/L | 2/22 | 2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0038 ug/L | 2/22 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromoform | 29 UG/L | 182/188 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 36.8 UG/L | 182/188 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 26.6 UG/L | 153/188 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 475 UG/L | 144/158 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 87.4 UG/L | 135/136 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 38 UG/L | 124/135 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 25.3 UG/L | 112/188 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 14.7 UG/L | 109/135 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 300 UG/L | 89/107 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 20.5 UG/L | 74/135 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 7.4 UG/L | 55/135 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 6.4 UG/L | 53/135 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 12.9 UG/L | 29/135 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 99 UG/L | 26/26 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1700 UG/L | 26/26 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 475 UG/L | 22/25 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| lithium | 30.7 ug/L | 19/22 | UCMR-5 | 2023 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0057 mg/L | 14/14 | LCR | 2025 |
| Lead | 4.58 UG/L | 12/107 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Chromium | 6 UG/L | 10/26 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Selenium | 5.73 UG/L | 5/26 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Arsenic | 1.64 UG/L | 4/26 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.1000 UG/L | 3/56 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| CYANIDE | 42.4 UG/L | 3/24 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0.8000 UG/L | 3/56 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.2100 UG/L | 1/26 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 1.5 PCI/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2017 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | 0.7000 UG/L | 1/56 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 3.5 PCI/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2017 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 5.1 PCI/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2017 |
76 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 UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene