The good news is that the Drinking Water Quality report for 2009 reflects that overall our water, whether drawn from the ground sources (the well) or surface water (what we buy from the City of Houston) tested lower than the EPA guidelines for contamination. In fact most of the data shows our test results were well below the level that the State and Federal government consider problematic.
The not so good news is that there are two contradictory sets of statistics for the TTHM and HAA5 levels, which are created as a by-product of the chlorine put into the water to disinfect it. Test results on these factors that exceed certain levels can lead to various health problems for those who drink the water or use it for bathing. I have requested a copy of all test results for TTHMs and HAA5s taken in 2009 and 2010 to make sure that the concentration of TTHMs and HAA5s are not problematic in our water supply. Will post here what I find out. So stay tuned!
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