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CONTAMINANT

4-bromo-1,2-dimethylbenzene

STATES DETECTED

1

serves

888,000

utilities detected

16

Overview

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4-bromo-1,2-dimethylbenzene around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas16887,883

Utilities with the highest amounts of 4-bromo-1,2-dimethylbenzene, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 3Trinity, TX1 of 121.0 ppb1,200
Horseshoe Bend Water SystemGlendale, TX2 of 213.5 ppb1,797
City of ShallowaterShallowater, TX1 of 12.40 ppb3,119
El Paso Water Utilities*El Paso, TX1 of 11.10 ppb747,168
Gaslight Square Mobile Home ParkCanutillo, TX1 of 11.10 ppb675
Haciendas Del Norte Water Improvement DiEl Paso, TX1 of 11.10 ppb1,074
San Isidro Mobile Home ParkEl Paso, TX1 of 11.10 ppb72
Lower Valley Water DistrictClint, TX1 of 11.10 ppb59,049
East Montana Water SystemEl Paso, TX1 of 11.10 ppb6,513
Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District 1Pflugerville, TX1 of 11.10 ppb36,773
East Biggs Water SystemFort Bliss, TX1 of 11.10 ppb15,000
Country Paradise Mobile Home & Rv ParkTexarkana, TX1 of 10.700 ppb104
City of SundownSundown, TX1 of 10.600 ppb1,300
Cross Timbers Water Supply CorporationArgyle, TX1 of 10.530 ppb7,880
Mountain Springs Water Supply CorporationValley View, TX1 of 10.500 ppb3,756
Town of Annetta Deer CreekAnnetta, TX1 of 10.270 ppb2,403

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report 4-bromo-1,2-dimethylbenzene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
El Paso Water Utilities*El Paso, TX1 of 11.10 ppb747,168
Lower Valley Water DistrictClint, TX1 of 11.10 ppb59,049
Paseo Del Este Municipal Utility District 1Pflugerville, TX1 of 11.10 ppb36,773
East Biggs Water SystemFort Bliss, TX1 of 11.10 ppb15,000

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report 4-bromo-1,2-dimethylbenzene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

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