Is Pleasant Valley, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Pleasant Valley 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 Iowa Park, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 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 Pleasant Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Iowa Park
Texas · serves 6,612 people · under 100 in Pleasant Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Wichita Falls
Texas · serves 101,915 people · under 100 in Pleasant Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.65 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 Iowa Park’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 Pleasant Valley
The lab Texas certifies closest to Pleasant Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Wichita Falls Wichita County Public Health District Laboratory
Wichita Falls, TX · about 7 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 Pleasant Valley: 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 Pleasant Valley
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Iowa Park’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