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CONTAMINANT

Pentadecane

STATES DETECTED

1

serves

3,280

utilities detected

3

Overview

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Pentadecane around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas33,280

Utilities with the highest amounts of pentadecane, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Eol Water Supply Corporation*Axtell, TX3 of 313.4 ppb2,195
Moores Water SystemWaco, TX3 of 313.4 ppb285
Terrell County Water Control and Improvement District 1Sanderson, TX1 of 13.50 ppb800

* 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 Pentadecane, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served

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