Public water system record
Dallas Water Utility
Serves Dallas, Dallas County, TX · 1,356,479 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Dallas Water Utility in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Dallas Water Utility draws water from 5 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 258,104 unknown out of 320,491 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Dallas Water Utility go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
Dallas Water Utility draws water from 5 surface water intakes. 21 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Dallas Water Utility. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to Dallas Water Utility.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Balch Springs Balch Springs, TX
- City of Carrollton Carrollton, TX
- City of Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
- City of Cockrell Hill Dallas, TX
- City of Coppell Coppell, TX
- City of Desoto Desoto, TX
- City of Duncanville Duncanville, TX
- City of Farmers Branch Farmers Branch, TX
- City of Glenn Heights Glenn Heights, TX
- City of Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
- City of Hutchins Hutchins, TX
- City of Irving Irving, TX
- City of Lancaster Lancaster, TX
- City of Lewisville Lewisville, TX
- City of Ovilla Ovilla, TX
- City of Red Oak Red Oak, TX
- City of Seagoville Seagoville, TX
- City of the Colony The Colony, TX
- Danieldale Community Water Service Des Peres, MO
- Town of Addison Addison, TX
- Town of Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX
Annual water quality report
Dallas Water Utility must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells