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Is Georgetown Tap Water Safe to Drink?

Yes! Generally Safe to Drink*

LAST UPDATED: 7:48 pm, August 9, 2022
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Can You Drink Tap Water in Georgetown?

Yes, Georgetown's tap water is generally considered safe to drink as Georgetown has no active health based violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) that we are aware of. Other factors such as lead piping in a home, or low levels of pollutants on immunocompromised individuals, should also be considered, however. To find more recent info we might have, you can check out our boil water notice page or the city's water provider website.

According the EPA’s ECHO database, from April 30, 2019 to June 30, 2022, Georgetown's water utility, City of Georgetown, had 0 violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. For more details on the violations, please see our violation history section below. This assessment is based on the City of Georgetown water system, other water systems in the city may have different results.

While tap water that meets the EPA health guidelines generally won’t make you sick to your stomach, it can still contain regulated and unregulated contaminants present in trace amounts that could potentially cause health issues over the long-run. These trace contaminants may also impact immunocompromised and vulnerable individuals.

The EPA is reviewing if it’s current regulations around pollutant levels in tap water are strict enough, and the health dangers posed by unregulated pollutants, like PFAS.

Water Quality Report for Georgetown Tap Water

The most recent publicly available numbers for measured contaminant levels in Georgetown tap water are in its 2020 Water Quality Report. As you can see, there are levels which the EPA considers to be acceptable, but being below the maximum allowable level doesn’t necessarily mean the water is healthy.

Lead in tap water, for example, is currently allowed at up to 15ppb by the EPA, but it has set the ideal goal for lead at zero. This highlights how meeting EPA standards doesn’t necessarily mean local tap water is healthy.

EPA regulations continue to change as it evaluates the long term impacts of chemicals and updates drinking water acceptable levels. The rules around arsenic, as well as, lead and copper are currently being re-evaluated.

There are also a number of "emerging" contaminants that are not currently. For example, PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), for which the EPA has issued a health advisory. PFAS are called "forever chemicals" since they tend not to break down in the environment or the human body and can accumulate over time.

We recommend looking at the contaminants present in Georgetown's water quality reports, or getting your home's tap water tested to see if you should be filtering your water.

Georgetown Tap Water Safe Drinking Water Act Violation History - Prior 10 Years

Below is a ten year history of violations for the water system named City of Georgetown for Georgetown in Texas. For more details please see the "What do these Violations Mean?" section below.

For the compliance period beginning Dec. 30, 2013, Georgetown had 1 non-health based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Monitoring and Reporting, more specifically, the violation code was Lead Consumer Notice which falls into the Chemicals rule code group, and the Lead and Copper Rule rule code family for the following contaminant code: Lead and Copper Rule.

Is there Lead in Georgetown Water?

Based on the EPA’s ECHO Database, 90% of the samples taken from the Georgetown water system, City of Georgetown, between sample start date and sample end date, were at or below, 0.0018 mg/L of lead in Georgetown water. This is 12.0% of the 0.015 mg/L action level. This means 10% of the samples taken from Georgetown contained more lead.

While Georgetown water testing may have found 0.0018 mg/L of lead in its water, that does not mean your water source has the same amount. The amount of lead in water in a city can vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood, or even building to building. Many buildings, particularly older ones, have lead pipes or service lines which can be a source of contamination. To find out if your home has lead, we recommend getting you water tested.

No amount of lead in water is healthy, only less dangerous. As lead accumulates in our bodies over time, even exposure to relatively small amounts can have negative health effects. For more information, please check out our Lead FAQ page.

Are there PFAS in Georgetown Tap Water?

Currently, testing tap water for PFAS isn’t mandated on a national level. We do have a list of military bases where there have been suspected or confirmed leaks. There appears to be at least one military base - Bergstrom Air Force Base - near Georgetown with suspected leaks.

With many potential sources of PFAS in tap water across the US, the best information we currently have about which cities have PFAS in their water is this ewg map, which you can check to see if Georgetown has been evaluated for yet.

Our stance is better safe than sorry, and that it makes sense to try to purify the tap water just in case.

Georgetown SDWA Violation History Table - Prior 10 Years

Compliance Period Status Health-Based? Category Code Code Rule Code Contaminant Code Rule Group Code Rule Family Code
12/30/2013 - Resolved No Monitoring and Reporting (MR) Lead Consumer Notice (66) Lead and Copper Rule (350) Lead and Copper Rule (5000) Chemicals (300) Lead and Copper Rule (350)

What do these Violations Mean?

Safe Drinking Water Act Violations categories split into two groups, health based, and non-health based. Generally, health based violations are more serious, though non-health based violations can also be cause for concern.

Health Based Violations

  1. Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) - maximum allowed contaminant level was exceeded.
  2. Maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs) - maximum allowed disinfectant level was exceeded.
  3. Other violations (Other) - the exact required process to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water was not followed.

Non-Health Based Violations

  1. Monitoring and reporting violations (MR, MON) - failure to conduct the required regular monitoring of drinking water quality, and/or to submit monitoring results on time.
  2. Public notice violations (Other) - failure to immediately alert consumers if there is a serious problem with their drinking water that may pose a risk to public health.
  3. Other violations (Other) - miscellaneous violations, such as failure to issue annual consumer confidence reports or maintain required records.

SDWA Table Key

Field Description
Compliance Period Dates of the compliance period.
Status Current status of the violation.
  • Resolved - The violation has at least one resolving enforcement action. In SDWIS, this indicates that either the system has returned to compliance from the violation, the rule that was violated was no longer applicable, or no further action was needed.
  • Archived - The violation is not Resolved, but is more than five years past its compliance period end date. In keeping with the Enforcement Response Policy, the violation no longer contributes to the public water system's overall compliance status. Unresolved violations are also marked as Archived when a system ceases operations (becomes inactive).
  • Addressed - The violation is not Resolved or Archived, and is addressed by one or more formal enforcement actions.
  • Unaddressed - The violation is not Resolved or Archived, and has not been addressed by formal enforcement.
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Health-Based? Whether the violation is health based.
Category Code
The category of violation that is reported.
  • TT - Treatment Technique Violation
  • MRDL - Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level
  • Other - Other Violation
  • MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level Violation
  • MR - Monitoring and Reporting
  • MON - Monitoring Violation
  • RPT - Reporting Violation
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Code A full description of violation codes can be accessed in the SDWA_REF_CODE_VALUES (CSV) table.
Contaminant Code A code value that represents a contaminant for which a public water system has incurred a violation of a primary drinking water regulation.
Rule Code Code for a National Drinking Water rule.
  • 110 - Total Coliform Rule
  • 121 - Surface Water Treatment Rule
  • 122 - Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
  • 123 - Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
  • 130 - Filter Backwash Rule
  • 140 - Ground Water Rule
  • 210 - Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
  • 220 - Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
  • 230 - Total Trihalomethanes
  • 310 - Volatile Organic Chemicals
  • 331 - Nitrates
  • 332 - Arsenic
  • 333 - Inorganic Chemicals
  • 320 - Synthetic Organic Chemicals
  • 340 - Radionuclides
  • 350 - Lead and Copper Rule
  • 410 - Public Notice Rule
  • 420 - Consumer Confidence Rule
  • 430 - Miscellaneous
  • 500 - Not Regulated
  • 111 - Revised Total Coliform Rule
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Rule Group Code Code that uniquely identifies a rule group.
  • 120 - Surface Water Treatment Rules
  • 130 - Filter Backwash Rule
  • 140 - Groundwater Rule
  • 210 - Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
  • 220 - Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
  • 230 - Total Trihalomethanes
  • 310 - Volatile Organic Chemicals
  • 320 - Synthetic Organic Chemicals
  • 330 - Inorganic Chemicals
  • 340 - Radionuclides
  • 350 - Lead and Copper Rule
  • 400 - Other
  • 500 - Not Regulated
  • 110 - Total Coliform Rules
  • 410 - Public Notice Rule
  • 420 - Consumer Confidence Rule
  • 430 - Miscellaneous
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Rule Family Code Code for rule family.
  • 100 - Microbials
  • 200 - Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
  • 300 - Chemicals
  • 400 - Other
  • 500 - Not Regulated
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For more clarification please visit the EPA's data dictionary.

Georgetown Water - Frequently Asked Questions

WHERE DO WE GET OUR DRINKING WATER?
Our water comes from both surface water and ground water sources. Surface water is primarily supplied by Lake Georgetown, and ground water is served by the Edwards Aquifer. Additionally, the City of Georgetown receives water from the City of Round Rock as needed. Round Rock also utilizes surface water from Lake Georgetown, as well as ground water from the Edwards Aquifer. If you have any questions about this report or any other details about your water utility, please contact Customer Care at 512-930-3640. IRRIGATION SCHEDULE AND RATE INFORMATION The City of Georgetown has adopted a year-round, two - day irrigation schedule as the standard watering schedule for automatic irrigation systems and hose-end sprinklers. City water customers follow the adopted irrigation schedule which is based on the last digit of your address number. There is no watering on Mondays. Watering with a hand-held hose or bucket can be done on any day. Violations of these restrictions may result in fines. The Current water rates were adjusted January 1, 2021 For a detailed description of water rates, tier rates and irrigation schedule, please visit georgetown.org.
HOW DO I CONTACT GEORGETOWN CUSTOMER SERVICE?
To contact customer service for the Georgetown water provider, City of Georgetown, please use the information below.
By Mail: 300 INDUSTRIAL AVE
GEORGETOWN, TX, 78626-8445
HOW TO PAY BILL FOR CITY OF GEORGETOWN
Already have an account?

Existing customers can login to their City of Georgetown account to pay their Georgetown water bill by clicking here.

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If you want to pay your City of Georgetown bill online and haven't made an account yet, you can create an account online. Please click here to create your account to pay your Georgetown water bill.

Want to pay without an account?

If you don't want to make an account, or can't remember your account, you can make a one-time payment towards your Georgetown water bill without creating an account using a one time payment portal with your account number and credit or debit card. Click here to make a one time payment.

HOW TO START & STOP GEORGETOWN WATER SERVICE
Starting Your Service

Moving to a new house or apartment in Georgetown means you will often need to put the water in your name with City of Georgetown. In order to put the water in your name, please click the link to the start service form below. Start service requests for water bills typically take two business days.

Start Service Form

Want to create a new account?

Leaving your house or apartment in Georgetown means you will likely need to take your name off of the water bill with City of Georgetown. In order to take your name off the water bill, please click the link to the stop service form below. Stop service for water bills requests typically take two business days.

Stop Service Form

USER SUBMITTED RATINGS

Georgetown tap water
  • Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 33% Low
  • Water Pollution 45% Moderate
  • Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 67% High
  • Water Quality 55% Moderate

The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Georgetown, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).

Related FAQS

Georgetown Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report)

The EPA mandates that towns and cities consistently monitor and test their tap water. They must report their findings in an annual Consumer Confidence Report. Below is the most recent water quality report from Georgetown's Water. If you would like to see the original version of the report, please click here.

2020 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

City of Georgetown Water Utility

Consumer Confidence Report

This information is provided to you by: City of Georgetown Water Utility

300 Industrial Ave., Georgetown, Texas 78626, Tel. (512) 930-3640, Fax (512) 930-

3534

GREETINGS!

The City of Georgetown is committed to providing safe drinking water to our customers. You may have seen some of the efforts we have undertaken to meet that commitment, such as our water conservation efforts, or the different capital improvement projects in the community. We also want to say thanks to all our customers who provide us valuable feedback, such as reporting leaks out in the community. If you see issues or areas where we can improve, please let us know at (512) 930-3640.

OUR DRINKING WATER MEETS OR EXCEEDS ALL FEDERAL (EPA) DRINKING WATER REQUIREMENTS

This report is a summary of the quality of the water we provide our customers. The analyses were made by using the data from the most recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) required tests and are presented in the following pages. We hope this information helps you become more knowledgeable about what is in your drinking water. Should you have questions or need additional copies of this report, please call the Customer Care Center at (512) 930-3640. The report is also available on our website at georgetown.org.

WHERE DO WE GET OUR DRINKING WATER?

Our water comes from both surface water and ground water sources. Surface water is primarily supplied by Lake Georgetown, and ground water is served by the Edwards Aquifer. Additionally, the City of Georgetown receives water from the City of Round

Rock as needed. Round Rock also utilizes surface water from Lake Georgetown, as well as ground water from the Edwards Aquifer. If you have any questions about this report or any other details about your water utility, please contact Customer Care at 512-930-3640.

IRRIGATION SCHEDULE AND RATE

INFORMATION

The City of Georgetown has adopted a year-round, two - day irrigation schedule as the standard watering schedule for automatic irrigation systems and hose-end sprinklers. City water customers follow the adopted irrigation schedule which is based on the last digit of your address number. There is no watering on Mondays. Watering with a hand-held hose or bucket can be done on any day. Violations of these restrictions may result in fines. The Current water rates were adjusted January 1, 2021

For a detailed description of water rates, tier rates and irrigation schedule, please visit georgetown.org.

SPECIAL POPULATION ADVISORY

You may be more vulnerable than the general population to certain microbial contaminants, such as Cryptosporidium, in drinking water. Infants, some elderly or immune-compromised persons such as those undergoing chemotherapy for cancer; those who have undergone organ transplants; those who are undergoing treatment with steroids; and people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders can be particularly at risk from infections. You should seek advice about drinking water from your physician or health care provider. Additional guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES

En Español

Este informe incluye información importante sobre el agua potable. Si tiene preguntas o comentarios sobre éste informe en español, favor de llamar al tel. (512) 930-3640 para hablar con una persona bilingüe en español.

Learn more about your water utility on the City of Georgetown website georgetown.org, Facebook page www.facebook.com/CityofGeorgetown, or by attending an Advisory Board or City Council meeting. See georgetown.org/councils-boards-agendas for more details

PROTECT YOUR DRINKING WATER

The use of drinking water in many industrial processes requires the use of a functioning and properly tested backflow prevention device. These devices prevent the inadvertent introduction of hazardous materials into the drinking water system by preventing flow of material in the reverse direction. Each device must be tested at least annually with the test results reported to The City of Georgetown Water Utility. Please visit the website at georgetown.org for further information.

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LEAD

If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The City of Georgetown Water Utility is responsible for providing high quality drinking water but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to two minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead

ALL DRINKING WATER MAY CONTAIN CONTAMINANTS

The TCEQ completed an assessment of your source water and results indicate that some of your sources are susceptible to certain contaminants. The sampling requirements for your water system are based on this susceptibility and previous sample data. Any detections of these contaminants may be found in this Consumer Confidence Report. For more information on source water assessments and protection efforts at our system, contact Customer Care at 512-930-3640.

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals, and in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water before treatment include microbes, inorganic contaminants, pesticides, herbicides, radioactive contaminants, and organic chemical contaminants.

In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations that limit certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health.

Contaminants may be found in drinking water that may cause taste, color, or odor problems. These types of problems are not necessarily cause for health concerns. For more information on taste, odor, or color of drinking water, please contact the system’s business office.

Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

• Contaminants that may be present in source water before we treat it include:

  • Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
  • Turbidity, which has no health effects, can interfere with disinfection, and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms.
  • Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, and farming.
  • Pesticides & herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff and residential use.
  • Radioactive contaminants, which are naturally occurring or can be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.
  • Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial - processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.

STATE WATER LOSS AUDIT

In the water loss audit submitted to the Texas Water Development Board during the period of January through December 2020, our system lost an estimated 12.08% of distributed water through main breaks, leaks, theft and other causes. If you have any questions about the water loss audit, please call Customer Care at 512-930-3640.

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ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PAGES

The pages that follow list all the federally regulated or monitored contaminants which have been found in your drinking water. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires water systems to test up to 97 constituents.

WATER QUALITY DATA

The table in this report lists all the drinking water contaminants we detected during tests conducted from the previous calendar year, unless otherwise noted. The state requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year. Therefore, some of the data, though representative of the water quality, is more than one year old.

DEFINITIONS

Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

Action Level Goal (ALG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.

Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest permissible level of a contaminant in drinking water. MCL’s are set as close to the MCLG’s as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected health risk. MCLG’s allow for a margin of safety.

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contamination.

Treatment Technique (TT): A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

ABBREVIATIONS

MFL - million fibers per liter (a measure of asbestos) NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Units

N/A - not applicable

ppb - parts per billion, or micrograms per liter (ug/l)

ppm - parts per million, or milligrams per liter (mg/l) ppt - parts per trillion, or nanograms per liter

ppq - parts per quadrillion, or picograms per liter pCi/L - picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity)

MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS FOR 2020

Constituent

 

MCL

 

Highest % of

Units

Violation (Y or N)

Typical Source of Contamination

 

 

positive samples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Coliform

Presence in 5% or more of the Monthly

<1%

presence

N

Naturally present in the environment

 

Samples.

 

 

 

 

Fecal Coliform

Routine repeat sample is coliform positive and

0 positive out of

presence

N

Human and animal fecal waste

 

one is fecal.

105 samples

 

 

 

Constituent

 

MCL

Highest

MCLG

Units

Violation

 

Typical Source of Contamination

 

Measurement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Organic Carbon

N/A

2.91

N/A

PPM

N

Naturally present in the environment

Turbidity (NTU)

0.3

0.18

N/A

PPM

N

Soil runoff

INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

Constituent

MCL

MCLG

Average

Range of Detec-

Sample Date

Violation (Y or N)

Typical Source of Contamination

 

Level

tion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barium (ppm)

2

2

0.0446

0.0386-0.0511

2020

N

Discharge of drilling waste, metal refineries,

erosion of natural deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erosion of natural deposits; water additive

Fluoride (ppm)

4

4

0.2

0.2-0.2

2020

N

which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fertilizer and aluminum factories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrate (ppm)

10

10

1.722

02-3.24

2020

N

Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic

tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel (ppm)

.1

.1

0.0021

.002 – .0021

2020

N

Erosion of natural deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cyanide (ppb)

200

200

92

0-140

2020

N

Discharge from plastic and fertilizer factories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discharge from steel/metal factories

 

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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS

Contaminant

MCL

MCLG

Average

Range of Detec-

Sample Date

Violation (Y or N)

Typical Source of Contamination

Level

tion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uranium

30

0

1.2

1.2-1.2

2018

N

Erosion of natural deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEAD AND COPPER 2020 SAMPLING (Latest year of sampling)

Contaminant

 

Action Level (AL)

 

90th

 

 

# Sites

 

 

Violation

 

 

 

 

Likely Source of

 

 

 

 

exceeding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contaminant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper (ppm)

 

1.3

 

 

0.14

 

 

0

 

 

N

 

 

Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corrosion of household plumbing systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead (ppb)

 

15

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

1

 

 

N

 

 

 

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deposits

DISINFECTION AND DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constituent

 

 

 

MCL

 

MCLG

 

Average of All

Range of

 

Sample Date

Typical Source of Contamination

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sampling Points

Detected Levels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloramines (ppm)

 

4.0

 

4.0

 

2.40

 

 

0.57– 4.19

 

2020

Primary Disinfection for surface water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAA5 Haloacetic Acids (ppb)

 

60

 

0

 

13.765

 

 

7.5-21.4

 

 

 

2020

By-product of drinking water chlorination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THM Trihalomethanes (ppb)

 

80

 

0

 

35.788

 

 

17.9-45.0

 

 

2020

By-product of drinking water chlorination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constituent

 

 

Average of All

 

 

 

Range of

 

Sample Date

 

 

 

Typical Source of Contamination

 

 

 

 

Sampling Points

 

Detected Levels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloroform (ppb)

8.199

0.0 – 9.0

2020

 

 

 

 

Bromoform (ppb)

4.935

0.0 – 7.7

2020

 

 

 

 

Bromodichloromethane (ppb)

9.090

0.0 – 15.5

2020

 

 

 

 

Dibromochloromethane (ppb)

11.408

1-15.5

2020

 

 

 

 

Unregulated contaminants monitoring helps EPA to determine where certain contaminants occur and whether it needs to regulate those contaminants.

SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

Constituent

Average of All Sampling Points

Range of Detected Levels

Sample Date

Typical Source of Contamination

 

 

 

 

 

Atrazine (ppb)

<0.1

<0.1

2020

Runoff from herbicide used on row crops.

 

 

 

 

 

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Contaminants


City of Georgetown

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility details

  • Serves: 98776
  • Data available: 2012-2017
  • Data Source: Surface water
  • Total: 28

Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines

  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Bromoform
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium (hexavalent)
  • Dibromochloromethane
  • Dichloroacetic acid
  • Nitrate
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
  • Trichloroacetic acid

Other Detected Contaminants

  • Aluminum
  • Atrazine
  • Barium
  • Bromochloroacetic acid
  • Chlorate
  • Cyanide
  • Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
  • Dibromoacetic acid
  • Diethyl phthalate
  • Fluoride
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
  • Hexadecanoic acid
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Monobromoacetic acid
  • Monochloroacetic acid
  • Strontium
  • Uranium
  • Vanadium

Reminder

Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.

Sources and Resources

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