Texas Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 89 public water systems in Texas, serving a combined 28,019,089 residents. The statewide average grade is D.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
D
63/100
Total utilities rated 89
Population served 28,019,089
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 45 of 89

Top water quality concerns in Texas

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • Bromochloroacetic acid significantly above health guideline
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination
  • Arsenic significantly above health guideline

Cities in Texas

Browse tap water quality reports by city. Click any city to see its grade, what's in the water, and recommended filters.

ABILENE
F 125,182
ALLEN
D 104,870
AMARILLO
F 201,291
ARLINGTON
D 413,955
AUBREY
D 110,826
AUSTIN
D 1,115,323
Arlington
C 398,000
Austin
C 978,000
BASTROP
D 86,325
BAYTOWN
D 86,004
BEAUMONT
D 115,282
BROWNSVILLE
D 201,249
BRYAN
D 87,816
BURLESON
F 53,381
CARROLLTON
F 136,170
CEDAR PARK
D 86,939
CLINT
F 59,049
COLLEGE STATION
D 165,103
CONROE
D 113,912
CORPUS CHRISTI
D 318,387
Corpus Christi
D 326,000
DALLAS
F 1,356,479
DENTON
D 150,037
DESOTO
F 57,999
Dallas
C 1,343,000
EAGLE PASS
D 54,900
EDINBURG
F 256,419
EL PASO
F 747,168
EULESS
D 61,601
El Paso
F 681,000
FLOWER MOUND
D 80,000
FORT WORTH
F 955,900
FRISCO
D 231,910
Fort Worth
C 918,000
GARLAND
D 248,822
GEORGETOWN
F 191,639
GRAND PRAIRIE
D 201,843
Garland
C 240,000
HARLINGEN
F 85,900
HOUSTON
F 3,140,318
Houston
F 2,304,000
IRVING
F 264,546
Irving
C 240,000
JOSHUA
D 65,517
KILLEEN
D 151,261
LAREDO
D 260,046
LEAGUE CITY
D 128,412
LEANDER
D 98,330
LEWISVILLE
D 140,880
LONGVIEW
D 83,236
LUBBOCK
F 275,041
Laredo
C 256,000
Lubbock
F 258,000
MANSFIELD
D 77,142
MCALLEN
F 189,957
MCKINNEY
D 224,043
MESQUITE
D 152,020
MIDLAND
F 157,000
MISSION
D 145,620
NEW BRAUNFELS
D 116,477
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
F 74,859
ODESSA
F 123,334
PASADENA
F 152,000
PEARLAND
F 125,828
PFLUGERVILLE
D 63,464
PHARR
D 79,715
PLANO
D 292,059
PORT ARTHUR
D 56,039
Plano
C 288,000
RICHARDSON
D 122,615
ROUND ROCK
D 130,662
ROWLETT
D 66,212
SAN ANGELO
D 105,229
SAN ANTONIO
D 2,113,151
SAN MARCOS
D 72,970
SUGAR LAND
F 90,909
San Antonio
C 1,547,000
TEMPLE
F 94,935
TEXAS CITY
D 54,357
TYLER
D 176,735
VICTORIA
D 66,932
WACO
D 146,241
WICHITA FALLS
D 102,316

Grade distribution

A
0 (0%)
B
4 (4%)
C
40 (45%)
D
39 (44%)
F
6 (7%)

All rated utilities in Texas

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 Plano Department of Public Works Plano 288,000 77 B
#2 City of Arlington Water Department Arlington 398,000 76 B
#3 San Antonio Department of Public Works San Antonio 1,547,000 76 B
#4 Irving Water Authority Irving 240,000 76 B
#5 Fort Worth Department of Public Works Fort Worth 918,000 74 C
#6 Garland Municipal Water System Garland 240,000 74 C
#7 Laredo Water Utilities Laredo 256,000 72 C
#8 Dallas Water Utilities Dallas 1,343,000 71 C
#9 Austin Municipal Water System Austin 978,000 70 C
#10 CITY OF BRYAN BRYAN 87,816 68 C
#11 CITY OF KILLEEN KILLEEN 151,261 67 C
#12 SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM SAN ANTONIO 2,113,151 67 C
#13 CITY OF FRISCO FRISCO 231,910 67 C
#14 CITY OF PLANO PLANO 292,059 67 C
#15 CITY OF MCKINNEY MCKINNEY 224,043 67 C
#16 CITY OF GARLAND GARLAND 248,822 67 C
#17 CITY OF MESQUITE MESQUITE 152,020 67 C
#18 CITY OF RICHARDSON RICHARDSON 122,615 67 C
#19 CITY OF DENTON DENTON 150,037 67 C
#20 CITY OF LEWISVILLE LEWISVILLE 140,880 67 C
#21 MUSTANG SUD AUBREY 110,826 67 C
#22 CITY OF LONGVIEW LONGVIEW 83,236 67 C
#23 CITY OF SAN MARCOS SAN MARCOS 72,970 67 C
#24 CITY OF BEAUMONT WATER UTILITY DEPT BEAUMONT 115,282 67 C
#25 CITY OF PORT ARTHUR PORT ARTHUR 56,039 67 C
#26 JOHNSON COUNTY SUD JOSHUA 65,517 67 C
#27 CITY OF CONROE CONROE 113,912 67 C
#28 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CORPUS CHRISTI 318,387 67 C
#29 SOUTHERN UTILITIES TYLER 69,735 67 C
#30 CITY OF MANSFIELD MANSFIELD 77,142 67 C
#31 CITY OF EULESS EULESS 61,601 67 C
#32 CITY OF WICHITA FALLS WICHITA FALLS 102,316 67 C
#33 CITY OF LEANDER LEANDER 98,330 67 C
#34 AQUA WSC BASTROP 86,325 66 C
#35 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS COLLEGE STATION 61,000 66 C
#36 CITY OF ALLEN ALLEN 104,870 65 C
#37 NEW BRAUNFELS UTILITIES NEW BRAUNFELS 116,477 65 C
#38 CITY OF ROWLETT ROWLETT 66,212 65 C
#39 CITY OF LEAGUE CITY LEAGUE CITY 128,412 65 C
#40 CITY OF TEXAS CITY TEXAS CITY 54,357 65 C
#41 CITY OF TYLER TYLER 107,000 65 C
#42 CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE PFLUGERVILLE 63,464 65 C
#43 CITY OF VICTORIA VICTORIA 66,932 65 C
#44 CITY OF ROUND ROCK ROUND ROCK 130,662 65 C
#45 CITY OF HOUSTON UD 5 - KINGWOOD HOUSTON 80,073 64 D
#46 CITY OF PHARR PHARR 79,715 64 D
#47 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION COLLEGE STATION 104,103 63 D
#48 BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD BROWNSVILLE 201,249 62 D
#49 NORTH ALAMO WSC EDINBURG 171,195 62 D
#50 SHARYLAND WSC MISSION 68,562 62 D
#51 CITY OF EAGLE PASS EAGLE PASS 54,900 62 D
#52 CITY OF CEDAR PARK CEDAR PARK 86,939 62 D
#53 CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE GRAND PRAIRIE 201,843 61 D
#54 TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND FLOWER MOUND 80,000 61 D
#55 CITY OF BAYTOWN BAYTOWN 86,004 61 D
#56 CITY OF ARLINGTON ARLINGTON 413,955 61 D
#57 CITY OF AUSTIN WATER & WASTEWATER AUSTIN 1,115,323 61 D
#58 Corpus Christi Municipal Water System Corpus Christi 326,000 61 D
#59 CITY OF MISSION MISSION 77,058 60 D
#60 CITY OF WACO WACO 146,241 60 D
#61 CITY OF SAN ANGELO SAN ANGELO 105,229 60 D
#62 CITY OF LAREDO LAREDO 260,046 60 D
#63 CITY OF TEMPLE TEMPLE 94,935 59 D
#64 CITY OF PEARLAND PEARLAND 125,828 59 D
#65 HARLINGEN WATER WORKS SYSTEM HARLINGEN 85,900 59 D
#66 CITY OF ODESSA ODESSA 123,334 59 D
#67 CITY OF HOUSTON HOUSTON 2,970,543 59 D
#68 LUBBOCK PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM LUBBOCK 275,041 59 D
#69 AMARILLO MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM AMARILLO 201,291 59 D
#70 CITY OF SUGAR LAND SUGAR LAND 90,909 58 D
#71 MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY MCALLEN 189,957 57 D
#72 El Paso Municipal Water System El Paso 681,000 57 D
#73 Lubbock Water Utilities Lubbock 258,000 57 D
#74 DALLAS WATER UTILITY DALLAS 1,356,479 55 D
#75 CITY OF DESOTO DESOTO 57,999 55 D
#76 CITY OF CARROLLTON CARROLLTON 136,170 55 D
#77 CITY OF IRVING IRVING 264,546 55 D
#78 CITY OF BURLESON BURLESON 53,381 55 D
#79 CITY OF FORT WORTH FORT WORTH 955,900 55 D
#80 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS NORTH RICHLAND HILLS 74,859 55 D
#81 CITY OF ABILENE ABILENE 125,182 55 D
#82 CITY OF GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN 191,639 55 D
#83 Houston Water Utilities Houston 2,304,000 55 D
#84 CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT MIDLAND 157,000 54 F
#85 EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC SERVICE B EL PASO 747,168 53 F
#86 LOWER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT CLINT 59,049 53 F
#87 CLEAR LAKE CITY WATER AUTHORITY HOUSTON 89,702 53 F
#88 CITY OF PASADENA PASADENA 152,000 53 F
#89 CITY OF EDINBURG EDINBURG 85,224 53 F