Because there are so few natural water sources in Texas, almost all cities and towns, including Bullard, treat water for customers.

The treated water flows from the treatment plant into water lines throughout neighborhoods and, eventually, to taps within each home. Texans, naturally, consider the quality of the water coming through those taps. As is true with most households in Texas, Bullard citizens have quality drinking water to use.

The annual Drinking Water Quality Report was mailed to Bullard homes and businesses last week. According to the report, drinking water “meets or exceeds” all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drinking water requirements.

“In five years, we haven’t had a bad report yet,” said Mark Barker, utilities director for the city of Bullard.

Barker said his crews are quick to respond to any problems, such as breaks in the water lines. They had a repair over the holiday weekend.

It’s real good,” Barker said of the drinking water quality report. For the citizens of Bullard he added, “It increases their confidence in us.”

The reports is always for the previous year. Any existing problems with a treatment plant are immediately corrected. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requires regular and frequent tests and constantly monitors the results of water treatment plants in the state.

The EPA Drinking Water Quality Report “is a summary of the quality of the water” provided to Bullard customers.

According to the report, “the analysis was made by using the data from the most recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency required tests and is presented in” the report mailed to Bullard residents.

Drinking water in Bullard is obtained from ground water sources, specifically the Carrizo Sand Aquifer. While all drinking water may contain contaminants, it does not necessarily mean the water poses a health risk. In fact, some of the constituents often found in drinking water, according to the report, can cause taste, color and odor problems.

According to the report, parameters checked annually by TCEQ include fluoride, chlorine, total trihalomethanes, turbidity and other secondary constituents.