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  • Softeners $1,200–$3,800 installed (HomeGuide)
  • Iron filtration $1,000–$3,500 installed (HomeGuide)
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Parker County well water is hard.

Across 73 wells sampled by the Texas Water Development Board since 1991, the median hardness was 247 mg/L, about 14 grains per gallon. Penn State Extension's scale calls anything above 10.5 grains 'very hard.'

Iron and nitrate rarely show up in those records, so for most Parker households the treatment conversation starts with a properly sized softener.

Parker County Service Details

What providers in this area actually see: coverage, common jobs, local pricing factors, and rules worth knowing.

Service Area Notes

  • Coverage across Weatherford, Aledo, Springtown, Willow Park, and the rural county.
  • UTGCD in Springtown offers free coliform screening; treatment pros coordinate quotes with certified lab results.

Common Jobs in Parker County

  • Water softener installation and sizing
  • Under-sink RO for TDS reduction
  • Salt delivery and softener maintenance
  • Whole-house treatment for hard water

What Drives Pricing Here

  • Softener capacity: at about 14 gpg a family of four lands at 32,000–48,000 grains on a weekly cycle
  • Salt ($40–$120/yr)
  • RO for TDS where needed (under-sink $300–$950)

Permits & Local Rules

  • The Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Springtown) announced in-house total coliform testing at no charge in 2015.
  • Its terms: the sample must come back within 24 hours of collection; no sampling on Fridays or the day before a holiday; results are not state-certified.
  • For a certified panel, use a NELAP-accredited lab.

Local Conditions

  • Very hard water (45 of 73 wells above 180 mg/L).
  • TDS above EPA's 500 mg/L secondary standard in 28 of 64 wells.
  • Iron above 0.3 mg/L in only 2 of 55.
  • No sampled well above EPA's arsenic MCL.

Communities Served

Weatherford · Aledo · Springtown · Willow Park · Hudson Oaks · Azle (Parker County portion) · Reno · Annetta · Millsap · Peaster · Poolville · Brock · Garner

Flow diagram of a whole-house well water treatment train. Water from the pressure tank passes, in order, through a sediment filter, a neutralizer or iron filter, a water softener with its brine tank, and an ultraviolet (UV) light, then goes to the house. A branch at the kitchen sink feeds an under-sink reverse osmosis unit with its own drinking-water faucet.
What a local well needs depends on its test results; treatment stages go in this order, and most homes need only some of them.

Emergency Response Expectations

A positive coliform screen calls for disinfection and a certified retest. See welldrillingpros' shock chlorination calculator, then talk to an independent local pro if it comes back positive again.

Parker County FAQs

How hard is Parker County well water?

The median of 73 TWDB-sampled wells (latest sample per well, 1991–2023) is 247 mg/L as CaCO3, about 14.4 grains per gallon. 45 of those wells were above 180 mg/L.

Where can I get my Parker County well tested for bacteria?

The Upper Trinity GCD office in Springtown has offered in-house coliform screening (not state-certified). For a full certified panel, use an accredited lab.

Sources

  1. PA1: 31,109 residents self-supplied in 2015, 24.7% of 126,042
  2. PA2: Hardness: median 247 mg/L as CaCO3 across 73 wells (latest sample per well, 1991–2023)
  3. PA3: 45 of 73 wells above 180 mg/L
  4. PA4: TDS: median 438.5 mg/L; 28 of 64 wells above 500 mg/L
  5. PA5: Dissolved iron: 2 of 55 wells above 300 µg/L (max 1,370 µg/L)
  6. PA6: Dissolved manganese: 3 of 53 above 50 µg/L
  7. PA7: Nitrate: 1 of 58 above 44.3 mg/L as NO3 (≈10 mg/L as N); max 47.84
  8. PA8: Fluoride: 3 of 58 above 2.0 mg/L; none above 4.0
  9. PA9: Arsenic: 0 of 53 above 10 µg/L
  10. PA10: pH median 7.27 (n = 82)
  11. PA11: UTGCD in-house coliform testing, announced at no charge (Jan 30, 2015); not state-certified; sample returned within 24 h

Last reviewed 2026-10

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Well Water Testing

Well water tests cost $50–$300 per test. See what EPA says to test every year, county health department prices, and get quotes from local testing pros.

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Water Softener Installation

Water softener installation averages $1,500 (Angi) with most jobs $200–$6,000. Size yours in grains, see unit prices by capacity, and get local quotes.

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Iron, Manganese & Sulfur Filtration

Orange stains or rotten-egg smell? Well iron filters cost $900–$4,000 installed. Compare birm, greensand and air-injection systems and get local quotes.

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UV, Reverse Osmosis & Specialty Treatment

Well UV systems cost $600–$2,200 and under-sink RO $300–$950. Compare treatment for bacteria, nitrate, arsenic and low pH, then get local quotes.

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