HEIGHTS WATER

TYLER, TX · 306 people served · EPA PWSID TX2120051

The bottom line

HEIGHTS WATER (TYLER, TX), which serves about 306 people, has recorded 2 health-based drinking-water contaminants in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM), Chlorine / chloramine (disinfectant). Its most recent lead 90th-percentile sample was 1.53 ppb, within the 15 ppb federal action level. A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

health contaminants on record

PFAS detected (UCMR5)

total violations on record since 2016 (incl. monitoring & reporting)

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Total Trihalomethanes

1.2× the federal limit

Measured 0.097 mg/L · federal limit 0.08 mg/L · latest 07/01/2023 · 10 violations since 2016

Chlorination byproduct; MCL 80 ug/L. Long-term bladder cancer and reproductive risk. Higher in surface-water systems.

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Lead

Within federal limit

Measured 1.53 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 06/30/2026 · 0 violations since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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Also on record

Chlorine / chloramine

1 violation

Recorded as a federal action-level / treatment violation (1 since 2016).

Residual disinfectant (MRDL 4 mg/L). Taste/odor; not a major health hazard at treatment levels but drives byproduct formation.

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Your recommended fix

Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Total Trihalomethanes, Chlorine / chloramine, Lead. An under-sink filter handles the most of this in one unit — these three are independently certified for the most of your contaminants (not marketing claims):

Best match for your water

Pentair

OmniFilter CBF3

Covers 3 of your 3 filterable contaminants

UNDER-SINK NSF certified

$100.94

14.7¢/gal

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Covers 3 of your 3 filterable contaminants

REFRIGERATOR NSF certified

$46.12

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Covers 3 of your 3 filterable contaminants

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Want certainty about your tap specifically (not just the system)? A certified mail-in lab test is the gold standard — system-wide records can differ from your home's plumbing. Some links above are affiliate links — see our disclosure.

Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.