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CONTAMINANT

Acetaldhyde

STATES DETECTED

2

serves

114,000

utilities detected

18

Overview

Acetaldehyde is an industrial chemical and a common air pollutant.

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Acetaldhyde around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas1663,051
New York251,000

Utilities with the highest amounts of acetaldhyde, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
City of WaelderWaelder, TX1 of 16.00 ppb970
City of La GrullaLa Grulla, TX1 of 14.00 ppb8,982
Little Joes Ice House & Trailer ParkSan Antonio, TX1 of 14.00 ppb106
City of RockspringsRocksprings, TX1 of 14.00 ppb1,857
Buena Vista Ws BurnetBurnet, TX1 of 13.00 ppb375
East Cedar Creek FWSD BrookshireMabank, TX1 of 10.800 ppb13,701
Lake Palestine ResortAbilene, TX1 of 10.800 ppb258
Concho Rural Water The OaksSan Angelo, TX1 of 10.700 ppb825
City of FrostFrost, TX1 of 10.700 ppb882
City of ValentineValentine, TX1 of 10.700 ppb190
City of Van Horn*Van Horn, TX1 of 10.700 ppb2,063
Fort Bliss Biggs Army AirfieldFort Bliss, TX1 of 10.600 ppb2,961
City of Mabank*Mabank, TX1 of 10.600 ppb11,349
Country Club Water Supply CorporationMabank, TX1 of 10.600 ppb924
City of PresidioPresidio, TX1 of 10.600 ppb5,106
City of Fort StocktonFort Stockton, TX2 of 20.550 ppb12,502
Bethpage WDBethpage, NY5 of 1060.136 ppb33,000
Garden City Park WDGarden City Park, NY2 of 1080.0972 ppb18,000

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

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
East Cedar Creek FWSD BrookshireMabank, TX1 of 10.800 ppb13,701
City of Mabank*Mabank, TX1 of 10.600 ppb11,349
City of Fort StocktonFort Stockton, TX2 of 20.550 ppb12,502
Bethpage WDBethpage, NY5 of 1060.136 ppb33,000
Garden City Park WDGarden City Park, NY2 of 1080.0972 ppb18,000

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

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