CITY OF WACO
TX · PWS ID TX1550008 · Community water system
110
contaminants tested
27
detected
146,241
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0076 ug/L | 4/8 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 4360 UG/L | 374/414 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 24.2 UG/L | 273/276 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 27.4 UG/L | 271/276 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 45 UG/L | 269/276 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 6.8 UG/L | 255/276 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 87.3 UG/L | 253/256 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 40.2 UG/L | 253/253 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 28.8 UG/L | 252/253 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 6 UG/L | 245/253 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromate | 17 UG/L | 225/719 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 10.4 UG/L | 198/253 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 120 UG/L | 183/414 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Nitrate | 1220 UG/L | 56/60 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 7.3 UG/L | 26/253 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| CYANIDE | 230 UG/L | 22/27 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1220 UG/L | 20/20 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 14.4 UG/L | 20/253 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 78.3 UG/L | 18/18 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0100 mg/L | 18/18 | LCR | 2024 |
| Atrazine | 0.3000 UG/L | 11/20 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 5.1 UG/L | 7/18 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 70 UG/L | 4/5 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Selenium | 17.8 UG/L | 4/18 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.4590 UG/L | 2/18 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 1.5 PCI/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2017 |
| Nitrite | 26.5 UG/L | 1/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
83 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 tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UGross Beta Particle ActivityHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene