Lubbock water is clean and safe, latest water quality test shows | KLBK | KAMC

LUBBOCK, Texas — The 2021 Drinking water Top quality Report demonstrates Lubbock water is very well in contaminant levels considered protected for intake by the Texas Fee on Environmental High-quality.

“We’re actually fired up to be able to say from yr to calendar year that Lubbock h2o is secure,” Director of Drinking water Utilities Aubrey Spear claimed. “We satisfy or exceed all the distinct demands to make sure that this h2o is safe for our customers to drink so they really do not have to be concerned.”

The report exhibits levels of arsenic averaged at 1.95 sections for every billion, down below the highest contaminant degree of 10 that is considered safe and sound. Stages of cyanide dropped to 67.1 elements for each billion from 121.4 the calendar year right before, with 200 thought of safe and sound. There was no guide detected in city h2o. Each and every contaminant examined perfectly below the secure restrict, like uranium, nitrate, barium, carbon, and fluoride.

“The water that we consume in the United States from our faucet is the safest h2o in the entire world by much,” Spear explained. “It’s not only the most secure drinking water for you to consume simply because its the most really regulated, but it’s also the most affordable drinking water you will get.”

Nonetheless, Spear emphasised that folks even now have the obligation to guarantee their have plumbing is risk-free.

The report describes that, whilst there is no detectable guide in our drinking water, old plumbing or corroded pipes can leak it into your have drinking water. The city recommends examining your plumbing and replacing direct pipes, especially in techniques put in prior to the mid-1950s.

They also suggest replacing outdated faucet aerators, flush chilly faucets to use h2o that has been sitting down in pipes, and use only chilly water for cooking and ingesting, as sediments and bacteria can accumulate in incredibly hot h2o heaters.

“We want most people to recognize that we are responsible for the water obtaining to your meter. Once it receives into your line, you’re dependable for your plumbing. There’s factors that you can do to make confident you do not have any troubles.”