As part of its responsibilities under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implements Section 1445(a)(2), Monitoring Program for Unregulated Contaminants.  The SDWA requires that once every five years, EPA issue a list of priority unregulated contaminants to be monitored by certain public water systems across States, Tribes, and Territories. These contaminants may be present in drinking water but are not yet subject to EPA drinking water standards.

UCMR 5 monitoring included 29 per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and lithium. 

PFAS are a group of synthetic chemicals used in a wide range of consumer products and industrial applications including non-stick cookware, water-repellent clothing, stain-resistant fabrics and carpets, cosmetics, firefighting foams, electroplating, and products that resist grease, water, and oil. PFAS are found in the blood of people and animals and in water, air, fish, and soil at locations across the United States and the world.

UCMR 5 requires water systems to include results for contaminants detected above the minimum reporting level. 

Of the 30 contaminants monitored, the City of Harker Heights had three contaminants detected above the minimum reporting level, listed in the table below.  Most of the December 2023 test results were discarded by the laboratory and collected again in May 2024.  Since the May 2024 results were not finalized, the 2023 Annual Water Quality Report was published with the December 2023 test results.  The revised table below includes the May 2024 test results.

Reporting units below are in Parts per Billion (ppb)

If you have questions about this matter, please contact the Public Works Department at 254-953-5649.

Please see the following Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase below or click on the image to view the notice in PDF.

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing to adopt the City of Harker Heights’ Budget and Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 will be held on August 27, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the Harker Heights City Hall in the Kitty Young Council Chambers, 305 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights, Texas.

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing to adopt the City of Harker Heights’ Budget and Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 will be held on August 27, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the Harker Heights City Hall in the Kitty Young Council Chambers, 305 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights, Texas.

The proposed budget and fee schedule are available for public review on the City’s website at www.harkerheights.gov.

The City of Harker Heights’ proposed budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $969,879 or 6.7%, and of that amount $306,610 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.

(Legal notice published in the Killeen Daily Herald on August 17, 18 & 25, 2024.)

The Environmental Protection Agency has recently released updated guidelines for lead and copper monitoring for public drinking water providers throughout the country. The new guidelines, known as Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), require water systems to prepare an inventory of service line materials by October 2024. 

The service line is the piping that connects the home or business to the water main. The city and the property owner share ownership of the service line. The city owns the portion from the main to the water meter, including the water meter. The property owner is responsible for the portion from the meter to the point it enters the home or business, as well as all the plumbing in the home or building. 

Under the new LCRR requirements, the city must identify service lines, including both the city-owned portion and the customer-owned portion, which might contain lead. Currently, there are no known lead service lines in Harker Heights’ water systems. However, efforts to identify the service line material for each service line connecting to the city’s water systems are ongoing.

Lead & Copper Flyer

Lead & Copper Rule Brochure

Lead & Copper Door Hanger

Beginning on May 28, 2024, and for the next several months,       

construction crews with B-Corp Utilities, Inc.  will be making improvements to the water system serving your neighborhood.  The planned work involves trenching and installing a new water line and meters to residences.

Therefore, beginning May 28^th.

Field crews will perform the required work as quickly as possible to minimize the disruption to those properties affected by this activity. 

Your cooperation is appreciated.  Should you have any additional questions concerning this project

please contact:

B-Corp Utilities, Inc.

Office 254-248-0712