Tap Water Results

Is Fulshear, TX tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for City of Fulshear.

3 public water systems serve parts of Fulshear. The largest, City of Fulshear, serves 34,000 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Fulshear

34,000 people · Groundwater · EPA ID TX0790133

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFOS
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 0 ppb at the 90th percentile (Jun 2026, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Across Texas, 28 of 1,130 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 13 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Texas results.

Fulshear homes and lead pipes

3%
of homes built before 1980 (Texas 33%, US 50%)
2%
built before 1950 (Texas 6%)
10%
of households rent (Texas 37%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Fulshear city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Fulshear

  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 142
    11,595 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    PFOS detectedAlso: PFHxS detected
  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 81 Weston Lakes
    4,107 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Katy 7 mi
City of Katy
City of KatyNone above limits2.7 ppb
Rosenberg 10 mi
City of Rosenberg
City of RosenbergNone above limits1.87 ppb
Sugar Land 16 mi
City of Sugar Land
City of Sugar LandNone above limits1.51 ppb
Missouri City 23 mi
Quail Valley Utility District
Quail Valley Utility DistrictNone above limits0 ppb
Houston 30 mi
City of Houston
City of HoustonNone above limits5 ppb
Pearland 35 mi
City of Pearland
City of PearlandNone above limits2.1 ppb
Fulshear ZIP codes (1)
  • 77441

Questions

Is Fulshear tap water safe to drink?

City of Fulshear has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Fulshear, TX?

3 public water systems serve parts of Fulshear. The largest is City of Fulshear (34,000 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Fulshear tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. City of Fulshear had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do Fulshear homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 3% of Fulshear homes as built before 1980 (Texas: 33%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. City of Fulshear's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.