EWG Tap Water Database 2009

	This Drinking Water System
Test Days Exceeding Health GuidelinesDefinition of what this is	0 days
Test Days Exceeding Legal LimitsNumber of days in which the samples taken in that day exceed the Maximum Contaminant Level (Depending on the contaminant and its MCL, that may or may not trigger an MCL violation. Some MCLs are based on averages spanning several months to a year)	0 days
Test DaysNumber of days in which this chemical has reported results in the data we received from the State	6 days
Tests ConductedNumber of individual tests done for this contaminant	9 tests

This Drinking Water System

Test Days Exceeding Health GuidelinesDefinition of what this is

0 days

Test Days Exceeding Legal LimitsNumber of days in which the samples taken in that day exceed the Maximum Contaminant Level (Depending on the contaminant and its MCL, that may or may not trigger an MCL violation. Some MCLs are based on averages spanning several months to a year)

0 days

Test DaysNumber of days in which this chemical has reported results in the data we received from the State

6 days

Tests ConductedNumber of individual tests done for this contaminant

9 tests

Contaminant	Average/ Maximum Result	Health Limit Exceeded	Legal Limit Exceeded	Testing History -Tested -Detected -Over Health Guidelines -Over Legal Limit*
DimethylphthalateDimethylphthalate is a manufactured chemicals used in solid rocket propellants, plastics, molding powders, pesticides and insect repellants.	0 ppb 0 ppb	No 270000 ppb	Legal at any levelThis is the Federal Limit. State Limits may be lower.
NOTE: Each dot in the above graph represents one month. * Water utilities are noted as exceeding the legal limit if any test is above the maximum contaminant level (MCL). Most MCLs are based on annual averages so exceeding the MCL for one test does not necessarily indicate that the system is out of compliance.

Contaminant

Average/
Maximum
Result

Health Limit
Exceeded

Legal Limit
Exceeded

Testing History

-Tested

-Detected

-Over Health Guidelines

-Over Legal Limit*

DimethylphthalateDimethylphthalate is a manufactured chemicals used in solid rocket propellants, plastics, molding powders, pesticides and insect repellants.

0 ppb
0 ppb

No
270000 ppb

Legal at any levelThis is the Federal Limit. State Limits may be lower.

NOTE: Each dot in the above graph represents one month.
* Water utilities are noted as exceeding the legal limit if any test is above the maximum contaminant level (MCL). Most MCLs are based on annual averages so exceeding the MCL for one test does not necessarily indicate that the system is out of compliance.

Standard

Description

Level

EPA Human Health Water Quality Criteria

Water quality criteria set by the US EPA provide guidance for states and tribes authorized to establish water quality standards under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to protect human health. These are non-enforceable standards based upon exposure by both drinking water and the contribution of water contamination to other consumed foods. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

270000 ppb

Testing Date

Average
Result

Samples taken that day

Number of Non-Detects

Range of Results

2006-01-31

0 ppb

2005-04-25

0 ppb

2005-03-28

0 ppb

2005-03-09

0 ppb

2004-04-29

0 ppb

2004-03-16

0 ppb

National Drinking Water Database

Arlington Water Utilities Utilities - Fort Worth, TX

Dimethylphthalate

Testing Summary

Testing History

Health Based and Legal Limits for Dimethylphthalate

Health Based Limits for Dimethylphthalate

Testing Results

Health/Toxics

Farming

Natural Resources

Energy Choices