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Is Ben Wheeler, TX tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Ben Wheeler, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Texas’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

1 of the 2 utilities serving Ben Wheeler has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: R P M WSC.

Ben Wheeler WSC, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Texas’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Ben Wheeler’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Ben Wheeler

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Texas certifies.

The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Ben Wheeler, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Northeast Texas Public Health District Laboratory

    Tyler, TX · about 21 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (903) 535-0090

  • Analytical Environmental Labs

    Tyler, TX · about 24 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (903) 509-8700

  • Environmental Monitoring Lab

    Winona, TX · about 33 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (903) 877-9222

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.

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ZIP codes in Ben Wheeler

Which ZIP codes are in Ben Wheeler: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: TCEQ, drinking water laboratories approved for public water system samples; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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