City of Weatherford Public Water Systems Water Quality Report

DID YOU KNOW water quality reports, also known as “Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs),” are annual documents that all public water systems are required to provide to you via mail and online. These reports are supposed to provide important information about the quality of the drinking water delivered over the previous year.

They can be difficult to read or understand. They are often many pages long and contain complex tables and charts. Culligan Water wants to change this and help you MAKE SENSE OF YOUR WATER.

This easy-to-read report will provide you with the following:

The City of Weatherford operates and maintains a municipal drinking water system that serves roughly 39,000 residents. Like other public water systems in Texas, Weatherford’s water is tested and monitored under state and federal drinking water requirements to confirm it meets regulated standards before it reaches homes and businesses.

In recent years, the City has also invested in improvements tied to customer water quality concerns — especially taste and odor events. A major upgrade at the Dr. Paul Phillips Water Purification Plant added granular activated carbon (GAC) contactors designed to improve water aesthetics by significantly reducing geosmin, a naturally occurring compound that can cause earthy or musty taste and odor during certain times of the year.

Weatherford’s drinking water supply comes from surface water drawn from Lake Weatherford, located in Parker County. The system also lists Benbrook Lake (Tarrant County) as a secondary water source, though testing results for Benbrook Lake are not included in the 2024 report.

After collection, the water is treated at the City’s purification plant and then distributed throughout Weatherford. Because surface water quality can change with seasons, rainfall, algae activity, and runoff conditions, treatment steps and monitoring play a key role in maintaining consistent water quality — and upgrades like GAC filtration can help improve taste and odor when those seasonal shifts occur.

Weatherford’s drinking water is treated through a multi-step process designed to produce safe, reliable water before it’s delivered to homes and businesses. The City also implemented granular activated carbon (GAC) contactors at the Dr. Paul Phillips Water Purification Plant to improve taste and odor by reducing geosmin (an algae-related compound) and to support broader water quality goals.

These results show Weatherford’s disinfection process is performing within regulatory limits while managing disinfection byproduct formation.

Dallas tap water naturally contains dissolved minerals from its surface water sources.

Hard water can lead to mineral buildup on fixtures and glassware and may reduce the efficiency of water-using appliances — a common concern in North Texas households.

Weatherford’s drinking water meets state and federal standards, but it can still contain trace levels of certain substances that affect taste, odor, or day-to-day water quality in the home. Below are a few common water quality highlights reported for the City of Weatherford’s public water system.

Unregulated contaminants are substances the EPA monitors and public water systems track, even when they’re still within federal standards. The City of Weatherford monitors these compounds to confirm long-term water quality and maintain consistent treatment performance. While results in the 2024 report remain below EPA limits, these disinfection byproducts can still be a concern for some households — and they may also contribute to taste and odor issues over time

Weatherford’s water is considered moderately hard, with a reported hardness of 178 mg/L as calcium carbonate (CaCO₃). Hard water isn’t a health concern, but it can leave mineral buildup on faucets, dishes, and appliances — and it can make soaps and detergents less effective. A water softener helps reduce scaling, improves lather and rinsing, and can help plumbing and water-using appliances run more efficiently over time.

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often called “forever chemicals,” are a group of man-made compounds that can persist in the environment over time. Public water systems may test for certain PFAS through EPA monitoring programs, even when those compounds don’t yet have enforceable limits. In Weatherford’s 2024 water quality reporting, the City included results from UCMR5 testing, which helps track the presence of select PFAS and supports long-term water quality planning. The following PFAS compounds were detected in Weatherford’s testing results: