Water Quality
Austin Water consistently ranks among the best utilities in the country for water quality and performance.
Austin Water delivers safe, high-quality drinking water at an exceptional value. Your water is tested multiple times a day as it moves through the treatment process. Each year, we complete EPA reporting requirements documenting our water quality from raw collection and storage all the way to the treated water at your tap.
Our work has recently earned recognition from several leading water industry organizations:
- In 2025, the American Water Works Association honored us with the Wendell LaDue Utility Safety Award, and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies recognized us with the Sustainable Water Utility Management Award.
- Also in 2025, our Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant earned the Platinum Peak Performance Award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.
- In 2022, our South Austin Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant was named Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year by the Water Environment Association of Texas.
- In 2020, Austin Water earned the Utility of the Future Today recognition from the Water Environment Federation, Water Research Foundation, WateReuse and National Association of Clean Water Agencies.