City of Clyde water quality
Clyde, TX · serves 3,820 people (1,708 connections) · Surface water · Local government · EPA ID TX0300002
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
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Summary
PFAS above the 2024 federal limits. Systems have until 2029 to meet the PFAS limits.
Is it an emergency? No: PFAS limits are about years of exposure, not a glass of water, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility ever issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.
- PFAS
- Above limitPFOS above the federal limit in EPA's 2023–2025 testing (PFOS 5.75 ppt vs a limit of 4 ppt, where ppt = parts per trillion).
- Lithium
- Above screening levelHighest result 15.1 ppb. EPA uses 10 ppb to decide what to study further. It is not a health limit, and there is no federal limit for lithium. About 1 in 4 systems tested were above it.
- Lead
- Below action level1.25 ppb (parts per billion) at the 90th percentile: 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it. Action level 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in Nov 2027. Monitoring period Jan 2026 – now, still in progress (results reported so far). Your home's pipes can make yours higher.
- Violations
- Resolved19 health-based violations since 2016, most recently Apr 2025. 3 required an urgent public notice within 24 hours (the kind behind boil-water notices), most recently Jul 2024. What to do if you get a notice.
- Pregnant, or mixing baby formula with tap water? Babies drink more water for their size, so PFAS exposure matters more for them. Consider bottled water or a filter certified for PFAS for formula, and ask your doctor. Health effects.
- To lower your PFAS exposure now, a home filter certified for PFAS reduction works (reverse osmosis, or activated carbon certified to NSF/ANSI 53 or 58). Filters for these results.
- Built before 1986, or not sure what your service line is made of? Check your service line and test your tap. Utility data can't show your pipes.
- Got a boil-water or do-not-drink notice? What each notice means and what to do.
- Tested your own tap? Compare your result with these numbers. Moving? Compare this system with another.
- Read City of Clyde's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). It lists every regulated contaminant tested and is usually on the utility's website or mailed with your bill, and you can also request it at (325) 893-4234. EPA: how to find it.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
EPA UCMR 5: 2 entry points tested Mar 2025 to Dec 2025. "Average" is the highest entry-point average (non-detects counted as zero), the way EPA compares UCMR 5 results to the limits. ppt = parts per trillion. These results do not determine compliance.
| Contaminant | Highest average |
|---|---|
| PFOA One sample above limit Limit 4 ppt | 1.43 ppt 36% of the limit |
| PFOS Above limit Limit 4 ppt | 5.75 ppt 1.44× the limit |
| PFHxS One sample above limit Limit 10 ppt | 7.8 ppt 78% of the limit |
| PFNA Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| Hazard Index (a combined score for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS, where above 1 is over the limit) Detected, below limit Limit 1 | 0.78 |
| PFBS Detected, below limit Guideline 2,000 ppt | 3.5 ppt |
| PFBA Detected, below limit Guideline 6,000 ppt | 8.72 ppt |
| PFHxA Detected, below limit Guideline 3,000 ppt | 5.83 ppt |
| PFPeA Detected, no limit | 5.17 ppt |
| PFHpA Detected, no limit | 2.75 ppt |
| 6:2 FTS Detected, no limit | 1.55 ppt |
For context: the PFOS average is higher than at 98% of the Texas systems EPA tested.
29 PFAS tested, 9 detected at least once. "Not detected" means below EPA's reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical), not proven zero. PFAS not listed were not detected. The limits for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and the Hazard Index were proposed for rescission in May 2026. That proposal is not final. Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.
Lithium
Detected in 2 of 8 samples. Highest result 15.1 ppb. EPA's non-enforceable screening level is 10 ppb. Above screening level The screening level is how EPA decides what to study further, not a health limit. There is no federal limit for lithium and no filter is certified to remove it. About lithium.
Lead and copper
Latest 90th percentile: 1.25 ppb lead (Jan 2026 – now (in progress)). Below action level
Highest since 2016: 6.77 ppb (Dec 2025).
| Monitoring period | Lead (90th pct.) |
|---|---|
| Jan 2026 – now (in progress) | 1.25 ppb |
| Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 | 6.77 ppb |
| Jan 2020 – Dec 2022 | 0 ppb |
Earlier results (9)
| Jan 2017 – Dec 2019 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2014 – Dec 2016 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2011 – Dec 2013 | 3.74 ppb |
| Jan 2008 – Dec 2010 | 1.76 ppb |
| Jan 2005 – Dec 2007 | 1.6 ppb |
| Jan 1999 – Dec 1999 | 1.4 ppb |
| Jan 1998 – Dec 1998 | 4.9 ppb |
| Jul 1996 – Dec 1996 | 0.6 ppb |
| Jul 1993 – Dec 1993 | 3.3 ppb |
Lead comes from pipes and fixtures, not the source water, so it varies home to home. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below it. More on lead.
Violations
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Jul 2016 – Apr 2025 8 times | The running annual average for TTHM was above the legal limit. EPA record: TTHM · Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · measured 0.15 mg/l (limit 0.080 mg/L) Resolved |
| Jul 2016 – Apr 2025 8 times | The running annual average for Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) was above the legal limit. EPA record: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · measured 0.073 mg/l (limit 0.060 mg/L) Resolved |
| Nov 2023 – Jul 2024 3 times | The water was too cloudy too often in a month. Cloudiness can shield germs from disinfection. Urgent public notice required What that means EPA record: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) (limit ) Resolved |
1 unresolved monitoring or reporting violation: Consumer Confidence Rule.
Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded a limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean required tests or reports were late or missing, so the water's quality during that time is unknown. The total includes every violation in EPA's records, most of them paperwork.
Where it serves
Clyde
ZIP codes the system reported serving: 79510
Nearby utilities
- City of Abilene Abilene · 14 mi · PFAS above limit
- Dyess Air Force Base Water System Abilene · 14 mi · PFAS above limit
- City of Tye Tye · 21 mi · PFAS above limit
- City of Dublin Dublin · 71 mi · PFAS above limit
- City of San Angelo San Angelo · 86 mi
- City of Wichita Falls Wichita Falls · 118 mi
Questions
Is City of Clyde water safe to drink?
City of Clyde had 19 health-based violations since 2016, all since resolved. EPA testing found PFAS above the 2024 federal limits, which systems must meet by 2029. Federal data can't tell you about your own pipes: lead comes from service lines and plumbing, so test your tap if your home was built before 1986. For the official word, read the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Does City of Clyde water have PFAS?
Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing of City of Clyde found 9 PFAS at least once. The highest entry-point averages were above the federal limit for PFOS: PFOS 5.75 ppt (limit 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt for the others).
What is the lead level in City of Clyde water?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead result for City of Clyde is 1.25 ppb, for the monitoring period that began Jan 2026 (still in progress). The federal action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in November 2027. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below this number. Individual homes can be higher.
Check these numbers yourself
Every figure on this page comes from public EPA records. You don't have to take our word for it:
- EPA's own report for TX0300002: violations, enforcement and inspections, straight from EPA.
- EPA UCMR 5 data: the PFAS and lithium results (search the file for PWSID TX0300002).
- EPA SDWIS download: the lead results, population and violation records we use.
- The utility's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report): ask City of Clyde at (325) 893-4234, or see EPA's guide to finding it.
Found something that doesn't match? Tell us and we'll check it against EPA's records. How we check our data.
Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.