Is Pattison, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Pattison has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records.
Pattison WSC, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.5 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 Pattison’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Pattison WSC
Texas · serves 1,650 people · under 100 in Pattison
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Brookshire MWD
Texas · serves 5,364 people · under 100 in Pattison
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 18.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Willow Creek Farms MUD
Texas · serves 3,453 people · under 100 in Pattison
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fulshear MUD 3a
Texas · serves 5,421 people · under 100 in Pattison
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
MUD stands for municipal utility district, a local water and sewer district common in Texas.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Pattison WSC’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Pattison
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Pattison, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
R&C Joy, Inc.
Katy, TX · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins EMLab P&K – Houston
Houston, TX · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
ALS Laboratory Group, Environmental Services Division – Houston, Texas
Houston, TX · about 27 miles
Certified for lead and copper
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 Pattison: 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 Pattison
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Pattison WSC’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water