Which utility supplies water in Temple?

City of Temple is the main utility for Temple in EPA's records (EPA TX0140005), serving about 94,935 people (EPA SDWIS). Your water bill names your utility.

Does Temple tap water contain PFAS?

PFOS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 1.2 ppt, highest 4.9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Apr 2023–Mar 2024). This is public data, not a test of your tap.

How recent is this data?

Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026. Data may be one to three years old and may not reflect the water at your tap. If you want your own tap tested, use a state-certified laboratory.

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Can you drink Temple tap water? What EPA records show

Q: Is Temple tap water safe to drink?

We don't give a safe or unsafe verdict. Here is what the public data shows: EPA records for Temple's main utility, City of Temple, as of October 14, 2026. We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX0140005) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6. A guideline and a legal limit are different things, and this is public data, not a test of your tap.

EPA TX0140005 · serves Bell County, TX · about 94,935 people (EPA SDWIS)

This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.

Public EPA test results

City of Temple (EPA TX0140005)

ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Temple's main utility, City of Temple: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX0140005) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.

What EPA records show for City of Temple, as of October 14, 2026

We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX0140005) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.

Source: EPA ECHO record for City of Temple (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.

Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.

EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.

Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.

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Does City of Temple use chloramine?

EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for City of Temple. EPA record

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Can you drink Temple tap water? What EPA records show

What EPA records show for City of Temple, as of October 14, 2026

Does City of Temple use chloramine?

What EPA records show for this system

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