Bartlett Tap Water Quality Report
Bartlett's water record shows 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file), 1 open health-based EPA violation and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
CITY OF BARTLETT
People Served
2,950
Health-based violations since 2020
4 (1 open)
CITY OF BARTLETT. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Nov 2024 · CITY OF BARTLETT
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Bartlett Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Bartlett's water record shows 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file), 1 open health-based EPA violation and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file.
CITY OF BARTLETT, Bartlett's water system, serves 2,950 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for CITY OF BARTLETT is from Nov 2024.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, CITY OF BARTLETT measured lithium at up to 208 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
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Bartlett Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Bartlett, TX
We read Bartlett, TX’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file), 1 open health-based EPA violation and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 210 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Bartlett's water
CITY OF BARTLETT
PWSID TX2460006
CITY OF BARTLETT reported 2.79 mg/L, at or above the 2.0 mg/L EPA secondary standard and below the 4.0 mg/L EPA maximum contaminant level.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Bartlett
Bartlett's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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What Bartlett's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Bartlett includes iron, manganese and sulfate — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Bartlett, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Bartlett? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Bell County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Bartlett
Bartlett's tap water measures 1.9 grains per gallon (32.2 mg/L) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for 1.9 gpg water in Bartlett — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Texas as a whole, read water softener cost in Texas — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bartlett Tap Water
Bartlett's water record shows 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file), 1 open health-based EPA violation and 4 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 4 health-based violations for CITY OF BARTLETT that began after its latest compliance result on file (Jun 2022): Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (Fluoride), 4 violations, the first beginning on July 1, 2025 and the latest on April 1, 2026. Every such result predates them; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Nov 2024) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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