Is Melissa, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Melissa has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: North Collin SUD.
City of Melissa, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 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 Melissa’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Melissa
Texas · serves 26,234 people · about 6,300 in Melissa
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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North Collin SUD
Texas · serves 10,716 people · about 2,300 in Melissa
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 26.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 City of Melissa’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 Melissa
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Melissa, 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 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. - Plano
Plano, TX · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Eurofins Xenco, LLC -Dallas
Dallas, TX · about 34 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 Melissa
Which ZIP codes are in Melissa: 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 Melissa
Other towns in Collin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Melissa’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