Cresson Crossroads MUD 2
What EPA’s and Texas’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 888 people
- Connections
- 296
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- County
- Hood
- Owner
- Private
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and Texas’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. 4 health-based violations since 2016.
What was found
Fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), chromium (total), nitrate, arsenic and haloacetic acids (HAA5): Texas’s own results, samples taken from Aug. 3, 2020 to Nov. 12, 2025, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits4
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
1.2ppm
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
2023, one sample: 1.1 ppm
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.2 ppm, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. In 2023, the latest year on file, its one sample was 1.1 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.3 ppm, in 2014.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
8.7ppb
Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2024
Averaged by year, the highest was 8.7 ppb, in 2024, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. That was also the latest year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 13.2 ppb, in 2018.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
7.3ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
2023, one sample: 1.0 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 7.3 ppb, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. In 2023, the latest year on file, its one sample was 1.0 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.6 ppb, in 2014.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.05ppm
Highest sample; found in 5 of 6
2025, one sample: 0.032 ppm
The highest sample, in 2023, was 0.05 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2025, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.032 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.14 ppm, in 2013.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
3 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Lead
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | A required study or plan for corrosion control was not done on time.EPA: OCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation | Oct. 1, 2019 | — | Addressed |
| Lead and Copper Rule | A required study or plan for corrosion control was not done on time.EPA: OCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation | April 1, 2019 | — | Addressed |
| Lead and Copper Rule | A required study or plan for corrosion control was not done on time.EPA: OCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation | March 31, 2019 | — | Addressed |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Required information about lead was not given to customers.EPA: Public Education | Dec. 1, 2018 | — | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 39 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), chromium (total), nitrate, arsenic and haloacetic acids (HAA5) results here are Texas’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Cresson Crossroads MUD 2’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Texas’s results run from Aug. 3, 2020 to Nov. 12, 2025.
Testing your own tap
No lab Texas certifies is within 75 miles of the area Cresson Crossroads MUD 2 serves on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.
Texas Well Owner Network, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Well Informed screening events, where well owners bring in water samples to be screened for common contaminants, followed by an hour-long session explaining the results. Upcoming events are on the network's calendar. Trainings, Texas Well Owner Network.
All 80 certified labs for TexasSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Drinking Water Viewer, results from Jan. 7, 2020 to Oct. 6, 2026, read Oct. 16, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID TX1110128. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Texas’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportCresson Crossroads MUD 2 must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded