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CONTAMINANT

Benzoic acid

STATES DETECTED

2

serves

5,900

utilities detected

3

Overview

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Benzoic acid around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Texas25,280
Utah1620

Utilities with the highest amounts of benzoic acid, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Stockton Town Water SystemStockton, UT1 of 134.0 ppb620
Western Hills Water SystemAustin, TX1 of 115.0 ppb2,991
Kirkmont Municipal Utility District*Houston, TX1 of 16.90 ppb2,289

* 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 Benzoic acid, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served

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