City of North Richland Hills water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Texas · Affiliate disclosure

We read 13 results from City of North Richland Hills’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 4 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 71,600 people · Water system ID TX2200063 · 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.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Arsenichighest measured · range ND to 1.1 · listed as a violation in the report · Supplied water · 2025 report, page 31.1 ppb0.004 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal275x the health goal
Cyanidehighest measured · range ND to 168 · listed as a violation in the report · Supplied water · 2025 report, page 3168 ppb150 ppb200 ppbAbove the health goal1.1x the health goal
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 41.9 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal9.5x the health goal
Uraniumhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Supplied water · 2025 report, page 31.6 ppb0.6 ppb30 ppbAbove the health goal2.7x the health goal
Atrazinehighest measured · range ND to 0.1 · listed as a violation in the report · Supplied water · 2025 report, page 30.1 ppb0.15 ppb3 ppbBelow the health goal
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.04 to 0.07 · listed as a violation in the report · Supplied water · 2025 report, page 30.07 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Chloramineaverage · range 0.55 to 3.96 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 42.71 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 40.13 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest measured · range 3.8 to 21 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 421 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest measured · range 8.71 to 57.6 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 457.6 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.21 to 0.74 · listed as a violation in the report · Supplied water · 2025 report, page 30.74 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 0.2 to 0.72 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 40.72 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · range 0.03 to 0.21 · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plants · 2025 report, page 30.21 NTUNone set1 NTUBelow the legal 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. 1 number we weren’t sure about is held back until a person checks.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in City of North Richland Hills’s water between Jan 2024 and Oct 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFOA4.2 pptFound in 1 of 8 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
  • PFOS4.2 pptFound in 1 of 8 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
  • PFHxS9.5 pptFound in 1 of 8 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • PFBS4.6 pptFound in 5 of 8 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one

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.

Arsenic

Found: Arsenic

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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Lead

Found: Lead

What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.

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Radium and uranium

Found: Uranium

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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PFAS ("forever chemicals")

Found: PFOA (EPA testing), PFOS (EPA testing)

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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