Is Pflugerville, TX tap water safe?

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

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for City of Austin Water & Wastewater. 6 PFAS were detected below the limits.

8 public water systems serve parts of Pflugerville. The largest, City of Austin Water & Wastewater, serves 1.1 million people, and 3 systems here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Austin Water & Wastewater

1.1 million people · Surface water · EPA ID TX2270001

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS One sample above limit	1.2 ppt	4 ppt	One sample above limit
PFHxS Detected, below limit	3.65 ppt	10 ppt	Detected, below limit
PFNA Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not 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 (Dec 2024, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 5

Full City of Austin Water & Wastewater results

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.

Pflugerville homes and lead pipes

of homes built before 1980 (Texas 33%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Texas 6%)

30%

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. City of Austin Water & Wastewater's service line inventory lists 0 lead lines and 777 galvanized lines that need replacing (as of 2024-10). Look up your address. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

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

Other water systems serving Pflugerville

City of Pflugerville
63,464 people · Surface water · Texas · lists this city
PFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · PFNA above limit · PFAS Hazard Index above limit · 14 health-based violations since 2016
Manville Water Supply Corporation
39,648 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
PFOS above limitAlso: PFNA above limit · PFAS Hazard Index above limit · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
Windermere Community Water System
21,231 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
PFOS above limitAlso: PFHxS detected · Lithium above screening level
Northtown Municipal Utility District
11,520 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Westwood Beach Water System
1,812 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Westside Rural Water Supply Corporation
1,146 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

1 more systems

Twin Creek Subdivision
780 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Round Rock 6 mi City of Austin Water & Wastewater	City of Austin Water & Wastewater	None above limits	0 ppb
Hutto 7 mi Manville Water Supply Corporation	Manville Water Supply Corporation	Above limit	1.41 ppb
Austin 14 mi City of Austin Water & Wastewater	City of Austin Water & Wastewater	None above limits	0 ppb
Cedar Park 14 mi City of Austin Water & Wastewater	City of Austin Water & Wastewater	None above limits	0 ppb
Georgetown 16 mi City of Georgetown	City of Georgetown	None above limits	4.81 ppb
Leander 18 mi City of Austin Water & Wastewater	City of Austin Water & Wastewater	None above limits	0 ppb

Pflugerville ZIP codes (1)

78660

Questions

Is Pflugerville tap water safe to drink?

City of Austin Water & Wastewater had 5 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 Pflugerville, TX?

8 public water systems serve parts of Pflugerville. The largest is City of Austin Water & Wastewater (1.1 million people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Pflugerville tap water have PFAS?

City of Austin Water & Wastewater had 6 PFAS detected at least once in EPA's 2023–2025 testing, all with averages below the federal limits.

Do Pflugerville homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 4% of Pflugerville 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 Austin Water & Wastewater's service line inventory lists 0 lead lines. 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.