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Is Marquez, TX tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Marquez, 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 Marquez has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: Concord Robbins WSC.

Concord Robbins 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 Marquez’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Marquez

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 Marquez, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Aqua-Tech Laboratories, Inc.

    Bryan, TX · about 41 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper

    (979) 778-3707

  • Chaparral Laboratories, Inc.

    Huntsville, TX · about 50 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper

    (936) 291-1881

  • Bio-Chem Lab, Inc.

    West, TX · about 63 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper

    (254) 829-8001

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 Texas

ZIP codes in Marquez

Which ZIP codes are in Marquez: 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 Marquez

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