Waxahachie Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Waxahachie, Texas, the Ellis County seat — a major north Texas Victorian architecture showcase city (Waxahachie is famous for its extraordinary collection of Victorian-era architecture — the Ellis County Courthouse (1895) is a pink granite and sandstone Romanesque Revival masterpiece considered one of the most beautiful courthouses in Texas; the Waxahachie town square Victorian streetscape has made the city a frequent film location for movies set in early 20th century America), home of Southwestern Assemblies of God University (a significant religious university in Waxahachie), a diverse Ellis County community with a significant Hispanic-American and growing suburban professional population, and a growing Dallas south suburban community in the US-287 south Dallas corridor — draws its municipal water supply from Bardwell Reservoir via the City of Waxahachie Water Division. Water hardness in Waxahachie measures 204 mg/L — classified as very hard.

Waxahachie's very hard supply reflects the Ellis County Trinity River basin's highly calcareous Cretaceous geology. The Bardwell Reservoir (Trinity River basin) at Waxahachie–Ellis County drains: the Cretaceous Austin Chalk (highly calcareous chalky limestone — one of the primary calcareous formations of north Texas); and the Eagle Ford Shale (calcareous-moderate). City of Waxahachie applies limited treatment, producing the very hard 204 mg/L.

At 204 mg/L, Waxahachie residents face significant hard water challenges. Regular descaling and appliance protection measures are strongly recommended. City of Waxahachie Water Division consistently delivers water meeting all Texas TCEQ and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.