City of Sachse water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Texas · Affiliate disclosure

We read 21 results from City of Sachse’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 5 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 29,042 people · Water system ID TX0570057 · 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 1 to 1 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 21 ppb0.004 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal250x the health goal
Chloriteaverage · range ND to 0.9 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 30.18 ppm0.05 ppm1 ppmAbove the health goal3.5x the health goal
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 40.81 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Above the health goal2.7x the health goal
Gross beta (radioactivity)highest measured · range 5.3 to 5.3 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 25.3 pCi/L0 pCi/L50 pCi/LAbove the health goalThe health goal is zero
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 41.03 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal5.1x the health goal
Atrazinehighest measured · range 0.1 to 0.1 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 20.1 ppb0.15 ppb3 ppbBelow the health goal
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.04 to 0.06 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 20.06 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Chloramineaverage · range 0.6 to 3.8 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 32.48 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Cyanidehighest measured · range 47 to 56 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 256 ppb150 ppb200 ppbBelow the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 224 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 240 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.35 to 0.49 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 20.49 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Total dissolved solidshighest measured · range 182 to 455 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 3455 ppm—500 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · NTMWD plant · 2025 report, page 30.29 NTUNone set1 NTUBelow the legal limit
Bromodichloromethanehighest measured · range 8.48 to 21.8 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 321.8 ppbNone setNoneNo health limit
Chloroformhighest measured · range 5.09 to 18.7 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 318.7 ppbNone setNoneNo health limit
Hardnesshighest measured · range 5.61 to 11.7 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 311.7 gpg (200 ppm)——Very hard
PFBS (a PFAS)average · printed as 0.00318 ug/L · Entry point (UCMR 5) · 2025 report, page 43.18 pptNone setNoneNo health limit
PFHxA (a PFAS)average · printed as 0.00402 ug/L · Entry point (UCMR 5) · 2025 report, page 44.02 pptNone setNoneNo health limit
PFPeA (a PFAS)average · printed as 0.00430 ug/L · Entry point (UCMR 5) · 2025 report, page 44.3 pptNone setNoneNo health limit
Sodiumhighest measured · range 41.9 to 88 · NTMWD treated water · 2025 report, page 388 ppmNone setNoneNo 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 Sachse’s water between Jun 2024 and Mar 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFBS4.1 pptFound in 3 of 4 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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Disinfection byproducts

Found: Chlorite

What removes it: Carbon block.

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Lead

Found: Copper, Lead

What removes it: Reverse osmosis or Certified carbon block or RO.

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Radium and uranium

Found: Gross beta (radioactivity)

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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