FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK PESTICIDE PROJECT
Natural Levels of Fluoride in Drinking Water by State:
Texas• It is not known if the water systems listed below
-- remove fluoride at levels over 4.0 ppm
-- are all still active
• The state Water System ID is the same as EPA's preceded with the state's initial. For example, Texas would be TX0000000Information from:
Fluoridation Census 1992. Volume 1.
Published 1993 by
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Services
Naional Center for Prevention Services
Division of Oral Health
Atlanta, Georgia 30333Return to Index: Natural Levels of Fluoride in US Drinking Water
See map from U.S. Census Bureau with links to each county in Texas
State Water Systems County EPA ID No. Population Natural Level of Fluoride (ppm) Texas Abernathy Hale 0950001 2,600 2.7 Texas Acres WSC Bell 0140018 565 2.5 Texas Alpine Brewster 0220001 5,850 1.8 Texas Alvarado Johnson 1260001 3,750 2.6 Texas Andrews
(See Ref. 1, 2)Andrews
0020001 11,061 4.9 Texas Anton Hocklley 1100001 1,190 1.5 Texas Apache Shores-Resort Prop Inc Travis 2270031 1,400 2.6 Texas Arledge Ridge WSC Fannin 0740019 900 1.5 Texas Armstrong WSC Bell 0140019 1,445 4.5 Texas Atacosa Rural WSC Bexar 0150040 4,626 1.9 Texas Avalon WSC Ellis 0700019 600 2.8 Texas Axtell WSC McLennan 1550016 1,230 2.0 Texas Bailey Fannin 0740038 250 1.5 Texas Bardwell Ellis 0700020 500 6.1 Texas Barstow Ward 2380006 650 2.5 Texas Bartlett Williamson 2460006 1,567 2.8 Texas Bartonville WSC Denton 0610020 4,050 1.5 Texas Bayshore MUD Harris 1010055 3,200 2.8 Texas Bells Grayson 0910001 1,000 2.4 Texas Bellvue Clay 0390013 290 1.8 Texas Bethesda WSC Johnson 1260017 17,334 1.5 Texas Big Lake Reagan 1920001 3,672 1.5 Texas Birome WSC Hill 1090017 1,600 2.2 Texas Blooming Grove Havarro 1750001 850 5.1 Texas Boerne Kendall 1300001 4,274 2.0 Texas Boyce WSC Ellis 0700021 1,125 4.5 Texas Brandon Irene WSC Hill 1090018 1,500 1.7 Texas Canyon MWS Randall 1910001 11,500 2.9 Texas Cego-Durango Water Supply Corp Falls 0730013 800 2.1 Texas Chilton Water Co Falls 0730014 915 2.2 Texas China Spring WC McLennan 1550096 189 2.1 Texas Claude MWS Armstrong 0060001 1065 1.8 Texas Colleyville Tarrant 2200043 14,700 1.8 Texas Cooper ISD Lubock 1520122 1,200 4.7 Texas Covington WW Hill 1090021 500 8.0 Texas Crims Chapel WSC Rusk 2010010 591 8.8 Texas Crosbyton Crosby 0540001 2,250 1.6 Texas Dalhart Dallam 0560001 6,800 1.5 Texas Dallas NAS Dallas 0570150 850 1.6 Texas Deaf Smith FWSD 1 Deaf Smith 0590002 600 1.8 Texas Denver City Yoakum 2510001 5,139 2.6 Texas Detroit Red River 1940003 705 3.5 Texas Dimmitt MWS Castro 0350001 4,800 1.9 Texas Dog Ridge WSC Bell 0140044 2,250 6.1 Texas Dowdell PUD Harris 1010592 1,209 2.1 Texas Dripping Springs WSC Hays 1050013 1,860 2.4 Texas East Bell WSC Bell 0140118 2,500 2.6 Texas Edmondson Hale 0950015 99 2.0 Texas Eldorado Schleicher 2070001 1,900 2.1 Texas Elk-Oak Lake WSC McLennan 1550025 1,377 1.8 Texas Elmont-Farmington WSC Grayson 0910055 475 1.5 Texas Evant WSC Coryell 0500015 425 1.7 Texas Farwell MWS Parmer 1850002 1,373 2.2 Texas Ferris Ellis 0700002 2,500 3.8 Texas Fort Davis WSC Jeff Davis 1220001 1,200 2.5 Texas Friona MWS Parmer 1850003 3,809 2.2 Texas Frost Navarro 1750004 570 4.8 Texas Ft Gates WSC Coryell 0500017 1,775 1.7 Texas Ft Hancock WCID Hudspeth 1150005 800 2.1 Texas Ft Stockton Pecos 1860001 8,524 1.5 Texas Ganado Jackson 1200002 2,000 1.5 Texas Garrison Nacogdoches 1740002 1,668 1.5 Texas Glenn Heights Dallas 0570085 5,000 1.5 Texas Gober WSC Fannin 0740024 85 1.5 Texas Gorforth WSC Hays 1050019 3,702 2.8 Texas Grandfalls Ward 2380003 650 1.9 Texas Granger Williamson 2460002 1,190 3.0 Texas Gruver MWS Hansford 0980004 1,216 2.1 Texas Gunter WSC Grayson 0910081 2,325 1.5 Texas H & H WSC McLennan 1550029 1,320 1.5 Texas Hale Center Hale 0950002 2,297 3.0 Texas Happy MWS Swisher 2190001 588 2.7 Texas Hart MWS Castro 0350002 1,008 1.9 Texas HCO MUD 24 Harris 1010572 5,658 1.7 Texas HCO WCID 21 Harris 1010769 11,169 1.5 Texas Hereford MWS Deaf Smith 0590001 15,000 3.2 Texas Hickory Creek WSC Hunt 1160062 2,000 3.3 Texas Hillsboro Hill 1090001 7,772 1.8 Texas Holland Bell 0140003 950 3.2 Texas Honey Grove Fannin 0740003 2,400 1.5 Texas Hudspeth Co WCID 1 Hudspeth 1150007 600 2.2 Texas Hutto Williamson 2460007 630 4.0 Texas Idalou Lubbock 1520001 2,338 4.2 Texas Imperial WC Pecos 1860003 600 1.5 Texas Italy Ellis 0700028 2,100 1.9 Texas J & R Water Supply Bell 0140067 860 5.6 Texas Jackintoport Harris 1010068 2,500 1.5 Texas Jarvis Christian College Wood 2500011 760 2.0 Texas Jim Hogg Co WCID 2 Jim Hogg 1240001 4,800 2.3 Texas Jonah WSC Williamson 2460022 4,674 3.3 Texas Kendall County WCID 1 Kendall 1300002 1,758 2.1 Texas Kennard WSC Houston 1130011 540 3.1 Texas Kennendale Tarrant 2200017 4,163 1.8 Texas Kress MWS Swisher 2190002 783 1.9 Texas Kyle Hays 1050002 2,125 3.4 Texas La Porte Harris 1010018 23,000 1.5 Texas Ladonia Fannin 0740004 1,100 2.9 Texas Lake Cities MUA Denton 0610029 7,500 2.3 Texas Lebanon WSC Collin 0430038 534 1.6 Texas Levi WSC McLennan 1550035 1,130 2.5 Texas Little Elm Valley WSC Bell 0140025 935 1.9 Texas Littlefield Lamb 1400003 6,500 1.9 Texas Loop WSC (FHA) Gaines 0830011 500 5.3 Texas Loraine Mitchell 1680002 731 1.7 Texas Lorena WC McLennan 1550036 1,530 1.5 Texas Lorenzo Crosby 0540002 1,396 2.5 Texas Lott Falls 0730001 1,020 2.3 Texas Lubbock Christian University Lubbock 1520017 1,000 4.4 Texas Lubbock Co WCID 1 Lubbock 1520006 387 2.4 Texas Lytle Atascosa 0070004 2.655 2.3 Texas Manor Travis 2270002 1,041 2.1 Texas Maple WSC Bailey 0090011 220 2.0 Texas Marfa Presidio 1890001 2,221 2.6 Texas Matagorda WSC Matagorda 1610013 846 1.7 Texas Meadow Terry 2230002 587 4.7 Texas Medina WSC Bandera 0100013 456 2.4 Texas Melissa Collin 0430040 604 1.5 Texas Midland (Midland) 1650001 89,443 1.8 Texas Miles Runnels 2000002 792 1.8 Texas Milford Ellis 0700006 900 1.8 Texas Miller Grove WSC Hopkins 1120016 1,146 2.4 Texas Millersview-Doole WSC Concho 0480015 3,000 2.2 Texas Moffat WSC Bell 0140028 2,256 1.6 Texas Monahans Ward 2380001 8.044 2.0 Texas Mont Belvieu Chambers 0360017 2,151 1.9 Texas Morton PWS Cochran 0400001 2,550 4.2 Texas Mountain WSC Coryell 0500020 1,035 1.7 Texas Nash Forreston WSC Ellis 0700025 1,056 2.1 Texas New Deal Lubbock 1520015 521 2.4 Texas New Summerfield WSC Cherokee 0370028 780 1.5 Texas North Hunt WSC Hunt 1160039 2,100 2.9 Texas Northampton MUD Harris 1010337 3,063 1.5 Texas Oglesby Coryell 0500003 500 1.8 Texas Olton Lamb 1400004 2,235 2.3 Texas Ovilla Ellis 0700067 1,413 1.7 Texas Palmer Ellis 0700007 1,650 4.1 Texas Pantego Tarrant 2200066 2,650 1.7 Texas Paxton WSC Shelby 2100012 540 1.8 Texas Pecos Reeves 1950001 12,855 2.5 Texas Pepper Creek WSC 1 Bell 0140034 2,500 1.6 Texas Perry Water Supply Corp Falls 0730016 450 3.1 Texas Perryton MWS Ochiltree 1790001 8,000 2.1 Texas Petersburg Hale 0950003 1,641 3.2 Texas Phillips Pet-Pantex WS Hutchinson 1170005 1,500 1.7 Texas Plains Yoakum 2510002 1,487 3.9 Texas Plainview Hale 0950004 25,000 1.6 Texas Post Garza 0850001 3,500 1.7 Texas Prairie Hill WSC Limestone 1470001 716 1.8 Texas Quitaque MWS Briscoe 0230002 550 1.8 Texas Rankin Upton 2310002 1,011 2.4 Texas Red Oak Ellis 0700031 2,250 1.5 Texas Refugio Refugio 1960001 3,100 1.6 Texas Refugio Co WCID 1 Refugio 1960004 490 2.3 Texas Reno Lamar 1390013 2,286 3.5 Texas Ringgold WSC Montague 1690005 481 3.7 Texas Rockett WSC Ellis 0700033 15,300 2.3 Texas Rogers Bell 0140004 1,150 2.7 Texas Roosevelt ISD Lubbock 1520123 1,189 2.6 Texas Roscoe Nolan 1770001 1,440 1.5 Texas Sagemeadow MUD Harris 1010386 6,582 2.0 Texas San Leon MUD Galveston 0840063 4,449 1.5 Texas Sardis Lone Elm WSC Ellis 0700034 5,028 1.6 Texas Seagraves Gaines 0830001 2,443 4.9 Texas Seminole Gaines 0830012 6,100 3.9 Texas Shallowater Lubock 1520003 1,708 5.0 Texas Siesta Plaza MHP Randall 1910003 300 2.4 Texas South Ellis Co WSC Ellis 0700043 800 2.0 Texas South Grayson WSC Grayson 0910064 2,810 1.6 Texas Spearman MWS Hansford 0980001 3,418 1.6 Texas Spur Dickens 0630012 1,665 1.7 Texas Starr WSC Grayson 0910046 1,500 1.9 Texas Stinnett MWS Hutchinson 1170003 2,166 1.5 Texas Sundown Hockley 1100003 1,800 3.4 Texas Tatum Rusk 2010034 1,620 1.5 Texas Taylor Williamson 2460004 11,472 2.9 Texas Taylor's Valley WSC Bell 0140036 550 2.1 Texas Tenaha Shelby 2100002 1,620 1.5 Texas Tom Bean Grayson 0910008 1,000 1.6 Texas Tri City WC Hutchinson 1170012 1,750 1.7 Texas Tri County WSC Falls 0730004 3.800 3.1 Texas Turkey MWS Hall 0960003 600 1.6 Texas Van Alstyne Grayson 0910009 2,200 1.6 Texas Van Horn Culberson 5500001 3,600 2.3 Texas Western Hills WS McLennan 1550072 1,257 1.7 Texas Whiskers Retreat Hunt 1160065 600 3.0 Texas White Face Cochran 0400002 450 3.0 Texas White River MUD Crosby 0540015 10,435 1.8 Texas Whitewright Grayson 0910011 2,100 1.5 Texas Wickett Ward 2380002 800 1.7 Texas Wilmer Dallas 0570018 3,500 2.3 Texas Wilson Lynn 1530003 571 4.4 Texas Windom Fannin 0740008 325 1.5 Texas Wink Winkler 2480002 1,200 2.2 Texas Wixson WC Brazos 0210005 3,630 2.0 Texas Wolfforth Lubbock 1520005 1,934 4.9 Texas Yantis Wood 2500010 621 3.0 Ref. 1.
"... The City of Andrews provides drinking water from the Ogallala Aquifer, which has naturally occurring fluoride at 5.1mg/l. Currently, the City operates 16 wells; six in the Florey Field and 10 in the University Fields. Average monthly production is 60 million gallons pumped with a daily usage of approximately 3 million gallons.
OUR DRINKING WATER IS REGULATED
The City of Andrews has been notified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that the water being supplied by our system exceeds the maximum primary contaminant level for fluoride established by the drinking water standards which were promulgated as required by the "Safe Drinking Water Act, " Public Law 93.523 (U.S.). The primary maximum contaminant level has been set at 4.0 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water. The sample of water from our system contained 5.1 milligrams of fluoride at this level. The excessive fluoride content of the water may cause mottling of the teeth in children under 14 years of age. There is no immediate health hazard for drinking water containing fluoride at this level. All dentists in this area are aware of the fluoride level.
The City of Andrews makes available fluoride reduced water to all families with children under the age of 14 at the building behind City Hall, 111 Logsdon. If you are eligible and desire to participate in this program, bring your clean one-gallon to five-gallon container to fill with the fluoride reduced water. Each family is responsible for obtaining its reduced fluoride water. An area is provided to rinse your container before filling. There is no charge for the water. Please limit your withdrawal to only 10 gallons per day.This will ensure an adequate daily supply for all our customers..."
Online at http://www.cityofandrews.org/water.htmRef. 2. See 2004 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
FYI
Percentage of State Population served by Public Water Systems that Receive Fluoridated Water (see all states) State 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1992 Texas 65.7 66.0 65.7 65.7 65.7 64.0 Return to Index: Natural Levels of Fluoride in US Drinking Water