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CONTAMINANT

Cyanogen chloride

STATES DETECTED

1

serves

2.0 million

utilities detected

68

Overview

Cyanogen chloride is a toxic gas.

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Cyanogen chloride around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas682,048,464

Utilities with the highest amounts of cyanogen chloride, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
City of GroesbeckGroesbeck, TX2 of 21.15 ppb4,470
El Camino Bay Water SystemHemphill, TX1 of 10.900 ppb280
City of Wills PointWills Point, TX1 of 10.900 ppb6,648
Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1*Trinity, TX1 of 10.800 ppb1,649
Westwood Shores Municipal Utility DistrictTrinity, TX1 of 10.800 ppb2,733
Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 2Trinity, TX1 of 10.800 ppb323
B H P Water Supply CorporationRoyse City, TX2 of 20.700 ppb5,817
City of Farmersville*Farmersville, TX2 of 20.700 ppb5,171
Greater Texoma Utility Authority*Denison, TX2 of 20.700 ppb0
City of WylieWylie, TX2 of 20.700 ppb47,322
Town of ProsperProsper, TX2 of 20.700 ppb24,579
Clear Brook City MUDHouston, TX1 of 10.700 ppb18,108
City of Princeton*Princeton, TX2 of 20.700 ppb21,760
City of Frisco*Frisco, TX2 of 20.700 ppb231,910
Mount Zion Water Supply CorporationRockwall, TX2 of 20.700 ppb2,164
City of FateFate, TX2 of 20.700 ppb22,429
City of Royse CityRoyse City, TX2 of 20.700 ppb16,400
City of Rockwall*Rockwall, TX2 of 20.700 ppb47,251
Town of Little Elm*Little Elm, TX2 of 20.700 ppb41,000
City of PointPoint, TX2 of 20.700 ppb3,600
Caddo Basin SUDGreenville, TX2 of 20.700 ppb14,574
City of Plano*Plano, TX2 of 20.700 ppb288,800
Rose Hill Special Utility DistrictTerrell, TX2 of 20.700 ppb4,701
Gastonia Scurry Special Utility DistrictScurry, TX2 of 20.700 ppb9,417
Forney Lake Water Supply CorporationRockwall, TX2 of 20.700 ppb16,188
City of Forney*Forney, TX2 of 20.700 ppb27,040
City of Kaufman*Kaufman, TX2 of 20.700 ppb6,990
City of CrandallCrandall, TX2 of 20.700 ppb4,080
City of Terrell*Terrell, TX2 of 20.700 ppb18,897
Wylie Northeast Special Utility DistrictWylie, TX2 of 20.700 ppb9,366
City of AllenAllen, TX2 of 20.700 ppb104,870
East Fork SUDWylie, TX2 of 20.700 ppb17,589
Town of FairviewFairview, TX2 of 20.700 ppb10,000
City of JosephineJosephine, TX2 of 20.700 ppb6,960
Bear Creek Special Utility DistrictLavon, TX2 of 20.700 ppb10,518
City of McKinneyMckinney, TX2 of 20.700 ppb211,397
Milligan Water Supply CorporationMckinney, TX2 of 20.700 ppb3,364
City of MurphyMurphy, TX2 of 20.700 ppb19,185
North Texas Municipal Water District Wylie Water Treatment Plant*Wylie, TX2 of 20.700 ppb0
City of ParkerParker, TX2 of 20.700 ppb5,280
Nevada Water Supply CorporationNevada, TX2 of 20.700 ppb4,218
City of LucasLucas, TX2 of 20.700 ppb9,020
North Collin Special Utility DistrictMelissa, TX2 of 20.700 ppb10,674
Seis Lagos Utility DistrictLucas, TX2 of 20.700 ppb2,037
City of Garland*Garland, TX2 of 20.700 ppb248,822
City of Mesquite*Mesquite, TX2 of 20.700 ppb152,020
City of RichardsonRichardson, TX2 of 20.700 ppb115,630
City of RowlettRowlett, TX2 of 20.700 ppb66,212
City of SachseSachse, TX2 of 20.700 ppb29,042
Town of SunnyvaleSunnyvale, TX2 of 20.700 ppb8,540

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

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
City of RichardsonRichardson, TX2 of 20.700 ppb115,630
City of FateFate, TX2 of 20.700 ppb22,429
City of Royse CityRoyse City, TX2 of 20.700 ppb16,400
City of Rockwall*Rockwall, TX2 of 20.700 ppb47,251
Forney Lake Water Supply CorporationRockwall, TX2 of 20.700 ppb16,188
City of Terrell*Terrell, TX2 of 20.700 ppb18,897
City of Forney*Forney, TX2 of 20.700 ppb27,040
Caddo Basin SUDGreenville, TX2 of 20.700 ppb14,574
Clear Brook City MUDHouston, TX1 of 10.700 ppb18,108
Town of Little Elm*Little Elm, TX2 of 20.700 ppb41,000
City of SachseSachse, TX2 of 20.700 ppb29,042
City of RowlettRowlett, TX2 of 20.700 ppb66,212
City of Frisco*Frisco, TX2 of 20.700 ppb231,910
City of Mesquite*Mesquite, TX2 of 20.700 ppb152,020
North Collin Special Utility DistrictMelissa, TX2 of 20.700 ppb10,674
City of Plano*Plano, TX2 of 20.700 ppb288,800
City of Princeton*Princeton, TX2 of 20.700 ppb21,760
Town of ProsperProsper, TX2 of 20.700 ppb24,579
City of WylieWylie, TX2 of 20.700 ppb47,322
City of AllenAllen, TX2 of 20.700 ppb104,870
East Fork SUDWylie, TX2 of 20.700 ppb17,589
Town of FairviewFairview, TX2 of 20.700 ppb10,000
Bear Creek Special Utility DistrictLavon, TX2 of 20.700 ppb10,518
City of McKinneyMckinney, TX2 of 20.700 ppb211,397
City of MurphyMurphy, TX2 of 20.700 ppb19,185
City of Garland*Garland, TX2 of 20.700 ppb248,822
East Cedar Creek FWSD BrookshireMabank, TX1 of 10.600 ppb13,701
West Cedar Creek MUDTool, TX1 of 10.600 ppb20,379
Cash SUD*Greenville, TX1 of 10.600 ppb21,891
City of AnnaAnna, TX1 of 10.600 ppb18,297
City of Kilgore*Kilgore, TX1 of 10.500 ppb14,948

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

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