city of navasota
water
reporting year 2025
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Your Annual Drinking Water Quality Report provides an analysis of recent tests required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and describes the efforts of the Navasota Water Department to provide you with reliable drinking water through the operation of our municipal water distributionsystem.PublicWatersystemsarerequiredbythe1996SafeDrinkingWaterActAmendments to provide information to their water customers. Navasota's drinking water system is rated “Superior” by the TCEQ and meets all state and federal standards. Navasota Water Department strives to provide its customerswithqualitydrinkingwaterandoutstandingcustomerservice.
Where does my Drinking Water come from?
The City of Navasota water source is groundwater pumped from the Catahoula/Jackson Group Formation,whichislocatedinSouthwestGrimesandBrazosCounties.Wateristhentreatedusingchlorine gasdisinfectionandaerationtoremoveorreduceharmfulcontaminantsthatmaycomefromthesource water.
A Source Water Susceptibility Assessment for our drinking water sources are updated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and are provided to us each year. The report describes the susceptibility and types of constituents that may come in contact with your drinking water based on human activities and natural conditions The information contained in the assessment will allow us to focusoursourcewaterprotectionstrategies
For more information about your sources of water, please refer to the Source Water Assessment Viewer availableathttp://www.tceq.texas.gov/gis/swaview.
FurtherdetailsmayalsobefoundatDrinkingWaterWatchat:http://tceq.texas.gov/goto/dwvor contactJenniferReyna,UtilitiesDirector,at(936)825-6450.
Public Participation
If you have any questions about this report, please contact:
MatthewJulian,UtilitiesSuperintendent (936)825-6450
mjulian@navasotatxgov
The Navasota City Council meets on the second and fourthMondayofeverymonthat6:00P.M.
The Navasota City Council Chambers is located at Navasota City Hall at 200 E. McAlpine Street. City Council meetings are open to the public and provide anopportunityforresidentstosharetheirconcernson anycityrelatedmatter
Formoreinformation,call(936)825-6475
To learn more about your drinking water, or to request a Water Quality Report, please contact the Utilities Departmentat(936)825-6450.
City Council
JoshFultz,Mayor
JamesHarris,MayorProTem
RobertHemminger,CityManager
NavasotaUtilitiesDepartment
JenniferReyna,UtilitiesDirector
Water: At the Source
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturallyoccurring minerals, and in some cases radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity Contaminants that may be presentinsourcewaterbeforetreatmentincludemicrobes,inorganiccontaminants,pesticides,herbicides, radioactivecontaminants,andorganicchemicalcontaminants.
Lead/Copper Reporting & Monitoring
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and youngchildren.Leadindrinkingwaterisprimarilyfrommaterialsandcomponentsassociatedwithservice lines and home plumbing. This water supply is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting forseveralhours,youcanminimizethepotentialforleadexposurebyflushingyourtapfor30secondsto2 minutesbeforeusingwaterfordrinkingorcooking.Ifyouareconcernedaboutleadinyourwater,youmay wishtohaveyourwatertested.
Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is availablefromtheSafeDrinkingWaterHotlineat1.800.426.4791oratepa.gov/safewater/lead.
Secondary Constituents
Many constituents (such as calcium, sodium, or iron) which are often found in drinking water, can cause taste,color,andodorproblems.Thetasteandodorconstituentsarecalledsecondaryconstituentsandare regulated by the state of Texas, not the EPA. These constituents are not causes for health concern. Therefore, secondary constituents are not required to be reported in this document, but they may greatly affecttheappearanceandtasteofyourwater
Water Loss Reported to TCEQ
TheTexasLegislaturenowrequiresallretailpublicwatersupplierstofileawaterlossauditreportannually and notify water customers of the results Water loss is water that is produced by the utility for which the utility does not receive revenue A variety of factors contribute to water loss, including meter accuracy, reportedbreaksandleaks,unauthorizedconsumptionandunreportedwaterlosses Inthewaterlossaudit submittedtotheTexasWaterDevelopmentBoardforthetimeperiodofJan-Dec2025,oursystemlostan estimated115,146,343gallonsofwater.
IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthewaterlossauditpleasecalltheNavasotaUtilitiesDepartmentat(936) 825-6450.
Special Notice
Youmaybemorevulnerablethanthegeneralpopulationtocertainmicrobialcontaminants,suchas Cryptosporidium,indrinkingwaterInfants,someelderlyorimmune-comprisedsuchasthoseundergoing treatmentforcancer;thosewhohaveundergoneorgantransplants;thosewhoareundergoingtreatment withsteroids;andpeoplewithotherimmunesystemdisorderscanbeparticularlyatriskfrominfections Youshouldseekadviceaboutdrinkingwaterfromyourphysicianorhealthcareprovider.Additional guidelinesforappropriatemeanstolessentheriskofinfectionbyCryptosporidiumareavailablefromthe SafeDrinkingWaterHotlineat1.800.426.4791
