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Air quality and drinking water coverage in White Settlement, TX

Review government records associated with White Settlement, Texas.

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What the White Settlement records show

Water quality and PFAS
1 candidate water system shown.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026
Air quality and emissions
3 monitoring records shown. Observation year: 2025.Source date: AQS data as of 2026
Land and cleanup records
1 Superfund record shown; No brownfield records returned in this report.
Infrastructure and incidents
3 pipeline incident records shown; No RMP facility records returned in this report (earlier stored inventory, current location coverage unverified).Source date: PHMSA data as of Q1 2026

Water quality in White Settlement

Drinking water quality

Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for White Settlement, TX from EPA SDWIS.

City of White Settlement

Active health-based drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

Purchased or imported water record · Serves 18,522 people

Data from EPA SDWIS

PFAS Screening

4

PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Jun 2024 to Mar 2025.

Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring

EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.

Open data source: EPA UCMR5

4 PFAS sample results above EPA limits

Sample period: Jun 2024 to Dec 2024

UCMR5 results are sampled by public water system, not every household. Confirm your water provider before treating these as tap-water results for a specific address.

ChemicalConcentration (µg/L)EPA Limit (µg/L)Sample dateOver Limit
PFOS0.00500.00402024-09-17Yes
PFOS0.00490.00402024-06-20Yes
PFOS0.00470.00402024-06-20Yes
PFOS0.00420.00402024-12-30Yes

PFAS detections below EPA limits.

Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites

DoD records are nearby site investigations, not White Settlement drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.

Open data source: DoD PFAS

No DoD PFAS investigation records shown for this report.

Rivers, lakes and groundwater

Impaired Water Bodies

1

EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.

Farmers Branch-West Fork Trinity River

Not Supporting28.5% of assessed waters impaired

Reported: Nov 2026

Open data source: EPA ATTAINS

Health-relevant causes: Dioxins, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs)

Affected uses: Fishconsumption

Data from EPA ATTAINS

Discharge
Discharge Permits (NPDES)No NPDES-permitted facility records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.

Water Quality MonitoringThis report includes 3 monitoring station records from the Water Quality Portal. It identified no recent results above an applicable comparison value. Some stations may lack recent or comparable results.

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Open data source: Water Quality Portal

Air quality and emissions in White Settlement

Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

30estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Tarrant County

Assessment year: 2020

Open data source: EPA AirToxScreen
Lower risk48th percentile nationallyHigher risk

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top modeled source groups

Factories & power plantsSolvents & coatings

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

1

EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.

Dallas-Fort Worth: Ozone

NonattainmentSerious

8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)

Original designation: Aug 2018

Open data source: EPA Area Detail
Design value: 0.083 ppm(2023-2025)
Designation standard: 0.070 ppm (8-hour)

Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)

Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard

These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.

Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)

Historical designation: Nonattainment · Subpart 2/Serious

Original designation: Jun 2004

Open data source: EPA final revocation rule

Continuing requirements have not been verified for this area.

Data from EPA Green Book

Air Quality Monitoring (AQS)

EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.

Arlington Municipal Airport

Open data source: EPA AQS
NO2

Annual mean: 16.4 Parts per billion

Observation year: 2025

Ozone

Annual mean: 0.045 Parts per million

EPA primary exceedance count: 5 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)

Observation year: 2025

Eagle Mountain Lake

Open data source: EPA AQS
NO2

Annual mean: 13.0 Parts per billion

Observation year: 2025

Data from EPA AQS

Facilities & Emissions
Air Quality Violations (CAA)No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

Reported Air Emissions (TRI)

6

TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.

Spm Oil & Gas Inc - Fort Worth Mfg

Reported: 2024

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Chromium
0.08 lbs
Nickel
0.12 lbs
Copper
0.06 lbs
Manganese
0.04 lbs
Total air: 0.30 lbsFugitive: 0.30 lbs

US Air Force Plant 4 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co

Reported: 2024

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Toluene
30,924.90 lbs
Naphthalene
439.18 lbs
Total air: 31,364.08 lbsFugitive: 30,893.47 lbsStack: 470.61 lbs

Land cleanup and hazardous waste records in White Settlement

Contaminated Sites

Superfund Sites

1

EPA records for current, proposed and formerly listed Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL).

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics)

EPA FRS Registry ID 110071101787

Reported: Nov 2021

Open data source: EPA ECHO
NPL Status: Currently on Final NPL
Cleanup: Active Cleanup
Contaminants: 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE), BARIUM, BENZENE, BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE, BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE, BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE, BENZO[A]PYRENE, CADMIUM, CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE), CHROMIUM, CHRYSENE, CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, COPPER, FLUORANTHENE, LEAD, NAPHTHALENE, NICKEL, PHENANTHRENE, PYRENE, TOLUENE, TRICHLOROETHENE, ZINC
Brownfield Sites (EPA ACRES)No matching brownfield site records surfaced for this city report in the EPA ACRES database.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Waste Facilities

Hazardous Waste — RCRA Handlers

1

Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.

Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area

Lowes of White Settlement 1619
Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Active hazardous-waste handler record
Active handler

Underground Storage Tanks

No release reports shown in this group.

Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018

Data from EPA UST Finder

On-Site Waste Disposal (TRI)No TRI-reported on-site land disposal records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: reporting year 2024

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Military & Industrial
Formerly Used Defense SitesNo USACE FUDS property records matched this report’s search area.
Open data source: USACE FUDS

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

2
Data as of Nov 2026

Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.

Open data source: MSHA

No records shown in this group.

Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years

Data from MSHA

Hydraulic Fracturing Wells

3
Data as of Mar 2026

FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry — national registry of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, as reported by operators to the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

Open data source: FracFocus

FracFocus well disclosures (3)

Bear Trt 3h
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.·Well API number: 42439366630000
Open data source: Search FracFocus
Frac date: Aug 2013·3,792,180 gal water·Depth: 6,836 ft
Bing 2h
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.·Well API number: 42439351790000
Open data source: Search FracFocus
Frac date: Mar 2011
Bing 3h
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.·Well API number: 42439355350000
Open data source: Search FracFocus
Frac date: Mar 2011

Data from FracFocus

Radon Context

County radon potential

EPA Zone 3Lower radon potential

Tarrant County, TX

EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)

Open data source: EPA radon zone data

Tarrant County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.

Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.

Find radon testing in TXZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

FEMA flood zones and infrastructure in White Settlement

FEMA Flood Zones

FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.

FEMA Flood Zone: X (0.2 Percent Annual Chance Flood Hazard)Non-SFHA

Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.

DFIRM Panel: 48439C
Chemical & Industrial Risk

EPA Risk Management Program Records

Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.

No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Nuclear Facilities (NRC)No NRC-licensed nuclear facility records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: NRC Reactor Map

Pipeline Incidents

2

PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.

Recent Incidents (last 5 years)

ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - MID-TEX

Incident date: Jan 14, 2022

Open data source: PHMSA Data
Type
Gas Distribution
Cause
EXCAVATION DAMAGE
Released
NATURAL GAS

Property damage: $129,307

ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION - MID-TEX

Incident date: Jun 14, 2023

Open data source: PHMSA Data
Type
Gas Distribution
Cause
OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE
Released
NATURAL GAS
1 fatality · 1 injury

Property damage: $7,897

Data from PHMSA

Community Health

Community Health Indicators

Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.

Tarrant County, TexasPop. 2,154,595

County Health Rankings edition: 2024

Premature Death

County
7,504
State
7,875
National
7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County
18.1%
State
17.9%
National
14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County
3.6
State
3.3
National
3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County
5.0
State
4.6
National
4.8

Adult Smoking

County
14.6%
State
13.3%
National
15.0%

Adult Obesity

County
34.9%
State
36.2%
National
34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County
9.2
State
8.6
National
7.3

Drinking water violation indicator

County
Yes
State
N/A
National
N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County
11.0%
State
11.0%
National
9.6%

Life Expectancy

County
77.5
State
77.2
National
77.6

Environmental questions about White Settlement, Texas

Has PFAS been found in the water in White Settlement, Texas?

EPA testing found PFAS in water samples from the City of White Settlement. Results dated Jun 20, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025 include PFHxS at 0.003 to 0.0091 micrograms per liter and PFBA at 0.0058 to 0.0076 micrograms per liter.

Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.

EPA water testing results

What do EPA records say about tap water in White Settlement, Texas?

EPA drinking water records on this page list 30 violations for the City of White Settlement, including 1 marked active.

Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.

View on EPA SDWIS

What do annual air monitors show near White Settlement, Texas?

Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for White Settlement.

The monitoring station at Arlington Municipal Airport recorded an annual average of 16.4 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.

The monitoring station at Arlington Municipal Airport recorded an annual average of 0.045 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.

The monitoring station at Eagle Mountain Lake recorded an annual average of 13 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.

Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow

Is there radon in White Settlement, Texas?

The radon data for White Settlement covers Tarrant County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.

EPA Radon Zones data

Are there Superfund or brownfield sites near White Settlement, Texas?

This city report shows 1 Superfund site: Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics).

No brownfield sites were returned for this city report.

View on EPA ECHOEPA brownfield records

What is the life expectancy in White Settlement, Texas?

The county data for White Settlement reports a life expectancy of 77.5 years in Tarrant County, Texas.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Tarrant County health data

What does the data say about premature deaths in White Settlement, Texas?

The county data for White Settlement reports 7,504 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Tarrant County, Texas. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Tarrant County health data

Is there air pollution in White Settlement, Texas?

The county data for White Settlement lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.2 micrograms per cubic meter in Tarrant County, Texas.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Tarrant County health data

What environmental incidents are recorded near White Settlement, Texas?

Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Atmos Energy Corporation-Mid-Tex near White Settlement on Jan 14, 2022. The reported release was natural gas.

Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Atmos Energy Corporation-Mid-Tex near White Settlement on Jun 14, 2023. The reported release was natural gas.

Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Atmos Energy Corporation-Mid-Tex near White Settlement on Jul 5, 2011. The reported release was natural gas.

View PHMSA flagged incident dataset