- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 10.
- Lithium: found in 11 of 12 samples, average 16.1 µg/L, highest 48.1 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- PFHxS (a PFAS): found in 11 of 12 samples, average 18.8 ppt, highest 32.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 8 of 12 samples, average 16.4 ppt, highest 30 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024) PFOA or PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt in UCMR 5 testing
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 11 of 12 samples, average 15.7 ppt, highest 43.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 9 of 12 samples, average 13.7 ppt, highest 23.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 8 of 12 samples, average 11.4 ppt, highest 22.9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- PFHpA (a PFAS): found in 8 of 12 samples, average 6.3 ppt, highest 12.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 11 of 12 samples, average 6 ppt, highest 8.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 8 of 12 samples, average 4.5 ppt, highest 7.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024) PFOA or PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt in UCMR 5 testing
- PFPeS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 12 samples, average 0.70 ppt, highest 4.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 2024)
- 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, 2024–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 Abilene tap water? What EPA records show
EPA TX2210001 · serves Taylor County, TX · about 130,501 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 Abilene (EPA TX2210001)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Abilene's main utility, City of Abilene: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX2210001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for City of Abilene, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX2210001) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for City of Abilene (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, 2024–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.
This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 10.
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 City of Abilene use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in City of Abilene's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.