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This is a rebuild of Drinking Water Watch and not yet the official record. Use the agency’s current Drinking Water Watch for anything you need to rely on.

Chemical and radiological sample results

MS0090005 , City of Houston

20 of the 58 analytes this system has been tested for have been detected at least once, across 540 samples on record.

The other 38 were tested for and never found. An analyte is counted here if any result on record measured it, so this covers the whole history and not the samples listed below.

Across all 540 samples on record, detections range from July 3, 1992 to July 30, 2025. These figures cover the whole record.

What counts as a non-detect is defined in the help: Less than Indicator. This system’s violations.

What has been detected, ever

Every analyte measured above its reporting level at any point in this system’s record, most often detected first. This is not limited to the samples listed below.

Every analyte ever detected for City of Houston, with how many results found it and when it was first and last detected. Covers the whole record, not only the samples listed below.
Analyte Kind Detected in First detected Last detected
Copper, Free 1022 Inorganic Chemical 277 of 324 results Jul 3, 1992 Jun 27, 2024
Lead 1030 Inorganic Chemical 252 of 324 results Jul 3, 1992 Jun 27, 2024
Barium 1010 Inorganic Chemical 33 of 33 results Jul 16, 2002 Jan 27, 2025
Fluoride 1025 Inorganic Chemical 33 of 33 results Jul 16, 2002 Jan 27, 2025
Chromium 1020 Inorganic Chemical 17 of 33 results Jul 16, 2002 Apr 8, 2020
Selenium 1045 Inorganic Chemical 17 of 33 results Jul 16, 2002 Apr 8, 2020
Arsenic 1005 Inorganic Chemical 16 of 33 results Feb 16, 2005 Jan 27, 2025
TTHM 2950 Organic Chemical 15 of 22 results Jul 12, 2007 Jul 30, 2025
Bromoform 2942 Organic Chemical 9 of 17 results May 13, 2019 Jul 30, 2025
Sodium 1052 Inorganic Chemical 9 of 9 results Sep 24, 2019 Oct 14, 2024
Nickel 1036 Inorganic Chemical 9 of 33 results Jan 12, 2004 Apr 8, 2020
Nitrite 1041 Inorganic Chemical 8 of 66 results Apr 11, 2007 Jan 10, 2022
Dibromochloromethane 2944 Organic Chemical 4 of 17 results May 13, 2019 Jul 30, 2025
Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 Inorganic Chemical 4 of 66 results Apr 11, 2007 May 7, 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (Haa5) 2456 Organic Chemical 3 of 20 results Jul 12, 2007 Aug 20, 2014
Thallium, Total 1085 Inorganic Chemical 2 of 33 results Apr 8, 2020 Apr 8, 2020
Dibromoacetic Acid 2454 Organic Chemical 1 of 14 results Dec 20, 2023 Dec 20, 2023
Monobromoacetic Acid 2453 Organic Chemical 1 of 14 results Aug 20, 2014 Aug 20, 2014
Nitrate 1040 Inorganic Chemical 1 of 66 results Jun 7, 2006 Jun 7, 2006
Cadmium 1015 Inorganic Chemical 1 of 33 results Feb 16, 2005 Feb 16, 2005

No date range is applied: this list draws on every sample on record. Show the last two years only.

The most recent samples, result by result

The table below lists 101–110 of 540 samples, newest first — collected January 30, 2019 to January 14, 2020. The summary above covers all 540.

26 results from the 10 samples listed here: 9 detected, 17 not detected. Across the whole record it is 712 of 1,935. A sample is analysed for many analytes at once, so one sample appears on as many rows as it had results.

Chemical and radiological sample results for City of Houston, every result from 101 to 110 of 540 samples shown, newest first. Not detected means the amount was below the level the laboratory can reliably report, which is given beside it.
Result Analyte Monitoring period
Collected
Jan 14, 2020 10:50
Sampling point
TF102 Treatment Plant T102
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
200115-003NI
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.1 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 14, 2020 10:50, sampling point TF102 Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
Not detected below 0.08 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 14, 2020 10:50, sampling point TF102 Nitrate 1040 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
Not detected below 0.02 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 14, 2020 10:50, sampling point TF102 Nitrite 1041 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
Collected
Sep 24, 2019 06:05
Sampling point
TF103 Treatment Plant T103
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
680-175397-41
Laboratory
Test America-Savannah
72000 ug/l , sample collected Sep 24, 2019 06:05, sampling point TF103 Sodium 1052 EPA method 200.7 Not recorded
Collected
Sep 24, 2019 05:45
Sampling point
TF102 Treatment Plant T102
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
680-175397-40
Laboratory
Test America-Savannah
60000 ug/l , sample collected Sep 24, 2019 05:45, sampling point TF102 Sodium 1052 EPA method 200.7 Not recorded
Collected
Sep 24, 2019 05:30
Sampling point
TF101 Treatment Plant T101
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
680-175397-39
Laboratory
Test America-Savannah
71000 ug/l , sample collected Sep 24, 2019 05:30, sampling point TF101 Sodium 1052 EPA method 200.7 Not recorded
Collected
Sep 11, 2019
Sampling point
DS000 Distribution
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
041923643-0001
Laboratory
Emsl Analytical, Inc.
Not detected below 0.17 mfl Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Sep 11, 2019, sampling point DS000 Asbestos 1094 EPA method 100.2 Not recorded
Collected
Jul 10, 2019 04:50
Sampling point
MRT000 Max. Res. Time
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
190711-015TH
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 1 ug/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jul 10, 2019 04:50, sampling point MRT000 Chloroform 2941 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
4.09 ug/l , sample collected Jul 10, 2019 04:50, sampling point MRT000 Bromoform 2942 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
Not detected below 1 ug/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jul 10, 2019 04:50, sampling point MRT000 Bromodichloromethane 2943 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
1.32 ug/l , sample collected Jul 10, 2019 04:50, sampling point MRT000 Dibromochloromethane 2944 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
5.41 ug/l , sample collected Jul 10, 2019 04:50, sampling point MRT000 TTHM 2950 Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Collected
May 13, 2019 04:35
Sampling point
MRT000 Max. Res. Time
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
190514-007TH
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 1 ug/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected May 13, 2019 04:35, sampling point MRT000 Chloroform 2941 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
2.77 ug/l , sample collected May 13, 2019 04:35, sampling point MRT000 Bromoform 2942 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
Not detected below 1 ug/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected May 13, 2019 04:35, sampling point MRT000 Bromodichloromethane 2943 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
1.66 ug/l , sample collected May 13, 2019 04:35, sampling point MRT000 Dibromochloromethane 2944 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
4.43 ug/l , sample collected May 13, 2019 04:35, sampling point MRT000 TTHM 2950 Not recorded
Collected
Jan 30, 2019 09:32
Sampling point
TF102 Treatment Plant T102
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
190131-012NI
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.1 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 09:32, sampling point TF102 Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Not detected below 0.08 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 09:32, sampling point TF102 Nitrate 1040 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Not detected below 0.02 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 09:32, sampling point TF102 Nitrite 1041 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Collected
Jan 30, 2019 09:48
Sampling point
TF103 Treatment Plant T103
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
190131-010NI
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.1 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 09:48, sampling point TF103 Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Not detected below 0.08 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 09:48, sampling point TF103 Nitrate 1040 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Not detected below 0.02 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 09:48, sampling point TF103 Nitrite 1041 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Collected
Jan 30, 2019 10:10
Sampling point
TF101 Treatment Plant T101
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
190131-009NI
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.1 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 10:10, sampling point TF101 Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Not detected below 0.08 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 10:10, sampling point TF101 Nitrate 1040 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019
Not detected below 0.02 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Jan 30, 2019 10:10, sampling point TF101 Nitrite 1041 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019

Routine (10).