Tap water in Mercedes, TX — ZIP 78570
2 public water systems serving about 187,453 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Failing
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 78570
North Alamo Wsc
PWSID TX1080029 · serves 171,195 ·
surface water
2 health-based / 5 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 12.2 ppt
City Of Mercedes
PWSID TX1080007 · serves 16,258 ·
surface water
1 health-based / 4 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 3.3 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology