LOCAL WATER / PONDER, TEXAS

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Ponder.
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The source, the measurements and the context for your home. Every figure keeps its date and its paper trail.

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03 / YOUR NEXT STEP

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THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE

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MINERAL BUILDUP

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AT THE KITCHEN SINK

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TEXAS WATER HOUSE IN PONDER

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UTILITY HISTORY

Town of Ponder: groundwater since 1912

Ponder had its own waterworks by 1912, two years after the Ponder State Bank and the Ponder Hotel were completed. More than a century later the town still relies on groundwater. Its 2025 water quality report says Ponder's supply comes from groundwater wells that tap two aquifers, the Trinity and the Paluxy, and it directs residents to the state's source water assessment viewer for details on those wells. The report lists no purchased lake water from a regional supplier.

Sources: Handbook of Texas: Ponder, TX · Texas Historical Commission Atlas: Ponder marker · Town of Ponder 2025 Water Quality Report (CCR)

04 / THE SOURCE MATTERS

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Research checked October 31, 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 — Nitrate in Tap Water ↗
2021-2023
Matched EWG utility record TX0610039. Historical testing data; see individual results for their summary periods.

Supplemental source

Town of Ponder water quality report ↗
2025
Utility report; the results marked "Municipal report" on this page are read from it.