Is Mansfield, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Mansfield has 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 Mansfield, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.3 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 Mansfield’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Mansfield
Texas · serves 89,227 people · about 36,300 in Mansfield
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Johnson County SUD
Texas · serves 65,517 people · about 2,100 in Mansfield
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 65.6 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bethesda WSC
Texas · serves 33,441 people · about 1,700 in Mansfield
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 68.6 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Westside Rural WSC
Texas · serves 1,146 people · about 840 in Mansfield
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No 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 Mansfield’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 Mansfield
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Mansfield, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Tarrant County Public Health Laboratory
Fort Worth, TX · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC -Dallas TX
Fort Worth, TX · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Xenco, LLC -Dallas
Dallas, TX · about 26 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 TexasZIP codes in Mansfield
Which ZIP codes are in Mansfield: 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 Mansfield
Other towns in Tarrant County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Mansfield’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