We read 19 results from City of Bryan’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 87,816 people · Water system ID TX0210001 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 4 | 1.83 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal9.2x the health goal |
| Total dissolved solidsas reported · sampled 2023 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 680 ppm | — | 500 ppm guideline | Above the guideline1.4x the guideline (taste, odor or stains; not a health limit) |
| Bariumas reported · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.11 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorideas reported · sampled 2023 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 66 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 2.04 to 2.25 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 2.25 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Chromium (total)as reported · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 0.0133 ppm · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 13.3 ppb | None set | 100 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.21 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 1 to 6 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 6 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 11.9 to 42.3 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 42.3 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideas reported · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.62 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Manganeseas reported · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.0051 ppm | — | 0.05 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Nitrate (as N)as reported · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.05 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| pHas reported · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 8.3 | — | — | Normal range |
| Seleniumas reported · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 0.0078 ppm · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 7.8 ppb | 30 ppb | 50 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Total coliform bacteriahighest month · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | Not detected | 0 % positive | 5 % positive | Not detected |
| Calciumas reported · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 3.12 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Hardnessas reported · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.46 gpg (7.79 ppm) | — | — | Soft |
| Lithiumas reported · Production facility · 2025 report, page 5 | 22.8 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
| Sodiumas reported · sampled 2022 · Production facilities · 2025 report, page 5 | 247 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in City of Bryan’s water between Nov 2024 and May 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium22.8 ppbFound in 2 of 2 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
Salty taste / high TDS
Found: Total dissolved solids
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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