Paraquat
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Paraquat is a highly toxic herbicide.
2017-2019:
FOUND
2
states detected
2
utilities detected
14,186
people served
Health concerns for paraquat
Harm to the central nervous system
Harm to the lungs
Harm to the kidney
States reporting paraquat in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Arkansas | 1 | 14,106 | |
| California | 1 | 80 | |
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LESS
Filtering technologies that reduce paraquat
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of paraquat, 2017-2019
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Mutual Water Company | Sebastopol, CA | 1 of 1 | 130.0 ppb | 80 |
| Mid-tex Utilities | Pflugerville, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 945 |
| City of Austin Water & Wastewater* | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 981,783 |
| City of Sunset Valley | Sunset Valley, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 1,485 |
| City of Rollingwood | Rollingwood, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 1,611 |
| Marsha Water Supply Corporation | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 480 |
| Rivercrest Water System* | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 1,437 |
| High Valley Water Supply Corporation | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 231 |
| Travis County Water Control and Improvement District 10 | West Lake Hills, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 8,913 |
| Nighthawk Water Supply Corporation | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 396 |
| North Austin Municipal Utility District 1 | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 11,133 |
| Wells Branch MUD 1 | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 22,062 |
| Hill Oaks Mobile Estates | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 168 |
| Northtown MUD | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 11,520 |
| Hot Springs Village Waterworks | Hot Springs Village, AR | 1 of 11 | 0.200 ppb | 14,106 |
| Windermere Community | Pflugerville, TX | 1 of 27 | 0.0741 ppb | 20,091 |
* 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 Paraquat, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Austin Water & Wastewater* | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 981,783 |
| North Austin Municipal Utility District 1 | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 11,133 |
| Wells Branch MUD 1 | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 22,062 |
| Northtown MUD | Austin, TX | 1 of 7 | 0.643 ppb | 11,520 |
| Hot Springs Village Waterworks | Hot Springs Village, AR | 1 of 11 | 0.200 ppb | 14,106 |
| Windermere Community | Pflugerville, TX | 1 of 27 | 0.0741 ppb | 20,091 |
* 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 Paraquat, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.