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CONTAMINANT

Butyl citrate

STATES DETECTED

1

serves

80,679

utilities detected

15

Overview

Butyl citrate is an industrial chemical.

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Butyl citrate around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas1580,679

Utilities with the highest amounts of butyl citrate, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Lakeview Pointe ApartmentsConroe, TX1 of 126.0 ppb84
City of BellaireBellaire, TX1 of 15.20 ppb19,401
Chesswood Water SystemPflugerville, TX1 of 15.10 ppb90
Autumn Shadows Mobile Home ParkSugar Land, TX1 of 14.30 ppb150
City of HuttoHutto, TX2 of 24.25 ppb16,638
Bell County Water Control and Improvement District 2Little River Academy, TX1 of 14.00 ppb1,961
Tri Community Water Supply CorporationFentress, TX1 of 13.70 ppb1,698
City of BartlettBartlett, TX1 of 13.60 ppb2,950
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District 8*Houston, TX1 of 13.20 ppb5,472
City of Bastrop*Bastrop, TX1 of 13.10 ppb13,209
West Bastrop Village MUDAustin, TX1 of 13.10 ppb120
Fairfield EstatesConroe, TX2 of 22.95 ppb975
Harris County Municipal Utility District 1Houston, TX1 of 12.70 ppb11,859
Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District 19Houston, TX1 of 12.70 ppb5,529
Mobile Home EstatesAustin, TX1 of 12.50 ppb543

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

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
City of BellaireBellaire, TX1 of 15.20 ppb19,401
City of HuttoHutto, TX2 of 24.25 ppb16,638
City of Bastrop*Bastrop, TX1 of 13.10 ppb13,209
Harris County Municipal Utility District 1Houston, TX1 of 12.70 ppb11,859

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

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