Cedar Park Earns 'Superior Water System' Designation

CEDAR PARK, TX — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently tapped Cedar Park as a "Superior Water System" provider.

To celebrate the designation, city officials invite residents to check out its latest Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. The report notes the city's drinking water meets or exceeds all federal drinking water requirements as outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The city's analysis was drawn from data in the most recent EPA-required tests, city officials explained.

Local tap water is drawn from a number of sources, including rivers; lakes; streams; ponds; reservoirs; springs; and wells. come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems. While contaminants are removed, city officials warn in the report that the elderly, infants, cancer patients and those with immune issues could be more vulnerable than the general population to certain microbial contaminants.

Residents are urged to seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. Additional guidelines on lessening the risk of infection by contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791. The city also welcomes residents with questions — or who've been approached by a business selling "water testing" services — to call (512) 401-5550.

On that latter front, city officials in a separate advisory alerted that some residents have received a letter referencing a “water line protection program” from a company named American Water Resources. The correspondence references Cedar Park’s Code of Ordinances, but the letter was not sent from the City of Cedar Park, officials said.

"The company, American Water Resources, and its program are not affiliated in any way from the City of Cedar Park," officials said. City officials provided copies of what that letter looks like in warning residents:

The Environmental Working Group compiles a database where people can check on the quality of their tap water by inputting their ZIP code. Visit the EWP's Tap Water Database by clicking here.