Is CITY OF RICHARDSON Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Texas · PWSID TX0570015 · Surface water
Population served
122,615
Cities served
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State / jurisdiction
Texas (TX)
PWSID
TX0570015
D
TAP WATER GRADE
Poor
Model score 49/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
2 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS compounds detected in UCMR5 monitoring
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBA
9.8
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
8.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
6.7
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
5.2
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 2 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on CITY OF RICHARDSON's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR CITY OF RICHARDSON
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
Clearly Filtered 3.5L Pitcher
BEST FOR PFAS & LEAD
Clearly Filtered · ~$90
Only pitcher certified to remove PFAS at 99.9%. NSF 42/53/244/401/P473 — 365+ contaminants.
WHY THIS FOR CITY OF RICHARDSON · Chosen for CITY OF RICHARDSON because PFAS compounds appear in UCMR5 monitoring for this PWS. Reverse osmosis is the most effective certified residential technology for PFAS.
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