Drinking Water Quality

Measures that ensure that water produced and distributed by a public water system is safe to drink. Consumer confidence reports, monitoring requirements, notification requirements, and permitting requirements.

Consumer Concerns
Low pressure? Poor service? Is your water cloudy or colored?
Does it smell bad? Is your supply contaminated?
Operating a Public Water System
How to operate public water systems in Texas to ensure the protection of public health.
Source Water Protection
Support offered to public water systems to identify and implement
measures that will protect their sources of water from contamination.
Contact Drinking Water Staff

Related Categories:

	Chemicals in Drinking Water Chemicals found in drinking water and information about whether each is a concern for health.
	Consumer Confidence Reports Community public water systems (PWS) send customers annual reports of drinking water quality called Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs). Instructions for PWSs to develop their CCR. Templates of CCR for previous years.
	Monitoring Drinking Water Quality: Requirements for PWSs How often public water systems (PWSs) must monitor for chemicals or pathogens. What locations must be sampled. What labs can be used for coliform analysis. Monitoring plans.

Topics Under This Category:

	Drinking Water Watch Use this searchable database of analytical results and compliance data to learn more about the quality of your drinking water and your public water system's compliance with state and federal regulations.
	Non-acute Public Notice Requirement Non-acute coliform MCL public notice language.
	Understanding Chemical Analysis Results How to read and interpret the results of chemical analyses reported to public water systems by a drinking-water laboratory.

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