Is Wichita County Tap Water Safe to Drink?

The estimated price of bottled water

$1.99 in USD (1.5-liter)

Can You Drink Tap Water in Wichita County?

Yes, tap water is drinkable.

There was no general information available in WHO data about safely managed drinking water in Texas. You may check the rate of travelers and residents of Wichita County water quality.

What Do People In Texas Think About The Tap Water?

Travelers and residents of Texas have rated the water quality and pollution as follows, according to subjective survey data. A score of 100% is considered very high, and a score of 0% is very low. Please be cautious that "moderate to very high" water pollution is bad and the higher the rate of water quality the better.

Tap water ratings

Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 56% Moderate
Water Pollution 44% Moderate
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 44% Moderate
Water Quality 56% Moderate

Contaminants

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EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility details

Serves: 19500
Data available: 2012-2017
Data Source: Purchased surface water
Total: 40

Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines

Arsenic*
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Chlorite*
Chloroform
Chromium (hexavalent)
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Nitrate and nitrite
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid

Other Detected Contaminants

1%2C2%2C4-Trimethylbenzene*
1%2C4-Dioxane*
Aluminum*
Antimony*
Barium*
Bromochloroacetic acid
Bromochloromethane
Chlorate
Chromium (total)
Cyanide*
Dibromoacetic acid
Diquat*
Ethylbenzene*
Fluoride*
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Manganese*
Methyl ethyl ketone*
Methyl isobutyl ketone*
Molybdenum
Monobromoacetic acid
Monochloroacetic acid
Nitrate
Nitrite*
Paraquat*
Selenium*
Strontium
Uranium*
Vanadium
Xylenes (total)*

Reminder

Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.

Sources and Resources

Resources

https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=TX2430007