Is Denison, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 7 utilities serving Denison have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: Northern Hills Water Service and Munson Point Property Owners Association.
City of Denison, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 20.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Denison’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Denison
Texas · serves 27,500 people · about 9,900 in Denison
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 20.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rocky Point Estates
Texas · serves 441 people · about 110 in Denison
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Northern Hills Water Service
Texas · serves 264 people · under 100 in Denison
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Starr WSC
Texas · serves 3,100 people · under 100 in Denison
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Thompson Heights Water System
Texas · serves 414 people · under 100 in Denison
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Oak Ridge South Gale WSC
Texas · serves 3,153 people · under 100 in Denison
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Munson Point Property Owners Association
Texas · serves 87 people · under 100 in Denison
1 result above the action level. The worst: Copper at 2.2 ppm, above the action level.
3 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Denison’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Denison
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Denison, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC -Dallas TX
Allen, TX · about 45 miles
Certified for bacteria
Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. - Plano
Plano, TX · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Eurofins Xenco, LLC -Dallas
Dallas, TX · about 64 miles
Certified for bacteria
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 TexasWhich ZIP codes are in Denison: 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.
Near Denison
Other towns in Grayson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Denison’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water