Is Clarksville, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Clarksville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: City of Clarksville and Red River County WSC.
City of Clarksville, 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 Clarksville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Clarksville
Texas · serves 2,885 people · under 100 in Clarksville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
5 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Red River County WSC
Texas · serves 7,989 people · under 100 in Clarksville
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 43.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
13 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Clarksville
No lab Texas certifies is within 75 miles of Clarksville 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 TexasZIP codes in Clarksville
Which ZIP codes are in Clarksville: 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.
What to do next
- Read City of Clarksville’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- 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
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water