- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 7.
- Lithium: found in 57 of 57 samples, average 60.3 µg/L, highest 133 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–May 2026)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 6 of 57 samples, average 0.50 ppt, highest 5.9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–May 2026)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 3 of 57 samples, average 0.40 ppt, highest 11 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–May 2026)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 5 of 57 samples, average 0.30 ppt, highest 4.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–May 2026)
- PFHxS (a PFAS): found in 3 of 57 samples, average 0.30 ppt, highest 5.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–May 2026)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 57 samples, average 0.20 ppt, highest 8.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–May 2026)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 57 samples, average 0.20 ppt, highest 8.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–May 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, 2026–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink El Paso tap water? What EPA records show
EPA TX0710002 · serves El Paso County, TX · about 747,168 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
El Paso Water Utilities (EPA TX0710002)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For El Paso's main utility, El Paso Water Utilities: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX0710002) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 7. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for El Paso Water Utilities, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX0710002) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for El Paso Water Utilities (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, 2026–Dec 31, 2026). 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 7.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does El Paso Water Utilities use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in El Paso Water Utilities's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.