LOCAL WATER / ADDISON, TEXAS

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Addison.
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UTILITY HISTORY

Addison water: bought from Dallas, a system dating to 1881

The Handbook of Texas notes that by 1991 Addison was already receiving its water from the City of Dallas, and the town still buys all of it there. Dallas Water Utilities traces its start to 1881, when the city took over a private system that had served downtown from Browder Springs since 1876. Dallas moved to Trinity River water in 1886 and has since built a regional network of reservoirs. Today it treats the water at one of three plants, drawing on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River and lakes Ray Roberts, Lewisville, Grapevine, Ray Hubbard, Tawakoni and Fork, before it reaches Addison's mains.

Sources: Handbook of Texas: Addison, TX · Town of Addison 2025 Water Quality Report · Historical marker 'Water for Dallas' (Dallas Water Utilities timeline), HMDB transcription · Dallas Municipal Archives: City of Dallas Water Works / Dallas Water Utilities collection

WHERE TO RECYCLE

Where to recycle in Addison

The Town of Addison contracts with Community Waste Disposal (CWD) for single-family trash and recycling. Recycling is collected once a week, on Mondays, from an 18-gallon bin or 64-gallon cart.

  • Accepted: newspapers, magazines, office paper, junk mail, phone books, brown paper bags, paperboard, cardboard, plastic drink bottles and aluminum drink cans.
  • Not accepted: food waste, films, plastic bags, plastic wrap, foam cups and containers. Do not bag recyclables.
  • Also: single-family homes can request household hazardous waste pickup through the town at 972-450-2871.

Sources: Town of Addison: Trash & Recycling · Town of Addison: Recycling Made Easy · Town of Addison / CWD: What Can I Recycle? (PDF) · Community Waste Disposal: Addison

04 / THE SOURCE MATTERS

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Research checked October 26, 2026. This date is not a sample date. Original reports are unchanged.

EWG is the primary source for this city record. Each result retains its data period and source; supplying-utility results are identified separately. Municipal report results supplement topics where no EWG result is available.

EWG primary source

EWG Tap Water Database — Town of Addison ↗
2014-2023
Matched EWG utility record TX0570031. Historical testing data; see individual results for their summary periods.

Supplemental source

Utility report / source directory ↗
2025
Source located through web research; measurements not verified

Supplemental source

Addison water quality report — PDF page 4 ↗
2014-2023 (EWG database)
Official municipal report table; reviewed locally