Is Little Elm, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 10 utilities serving Little Elm have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: Town of Lakewood Village, Spanish Oaks Addition and Knob Hill Water System Denton.
Town of Little Elm, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 ppb, above the health goal. 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 Little Elm’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Little Elm
Texas · serves 43,348 people · about 16,900 in Little Elm
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Mustang SUD
Texas · serves 127,911 people · about 4,500 in Little Elm
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 41.2 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Frisco West WCID
Texas · serves 5,805 people · about 2,900 in Little Elm
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 47 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hilltown Addition
Texas · serves 2,439 people · about 1,200 in Little Elm
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Lakewood Village
Texas · serves 795 people · about 320 in Little Elm
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Town of Providence Village
Texas · serves 7,128 people · about 290 in Little Elm
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Aubrey
Texas · serves 4,058 people · about 170 in Little Elm
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Spanish Oaks Addition
Texas · serves 111 people · under 100 in Little Elm
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Rocky Point Community
Texas · serves 384 people · under 100 in Little Elm
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Knob Hill Water System Denton
Texas · serves 234 people · under 100 in Little Elm
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Town of Little Elm’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 Little Elm
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Little Elm, 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 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. - Plano
Plano, TX · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Eurofins Xenco, LLC -Dallas
Dallas, TX · about 25 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 Little Elm: 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 Little Elm
Other towns in Denton County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Little Elm’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water