Clean, great-tasting water for Mustang, OK

If you’re wondering about the water quality in Mustang, common concerns and how to treat them – you’ve come to the right place. Mustang is located west of Oklahoma City and residents are typically on either municipal or well water. Homeowners on well water generally experience hard water that gets harder the further west you go. Residents on Mustang’s municipal water supply may have low to moderately hard water.

Mustang sources its municipal water from eleven wells across a four-square-mile area in south Oklahoma City that tap into the Garber-Wellington aquifer. The City of Mustang treats its water and while it meets the EPA’s safety regulations, some contaminants may be unregulated, have outdated limits or may impact taste or smell – especially disinfection byproducts.

The municipal drinking water in Mustang meets required safety guidelines, but many homeowners — especially those on private wells — still choose to install water treatment systems to address additional water quality concerns.

For city water, existing standards don’t account for all contaminants. Issues like microplastics, pharmaceuticals and PFAS (forever chemicals) are still being studied and aren’t fully regulated yet, meaning municipal systems may not address them. Additionally, even treated water can pick up impurities like lead or iron as it travels through old pipes, making filtration a valuable option for improving water quality at home.
Homes on private wells face additional considerations because well water is not treated or monitored by a municipal utility. The responsibility for testing and maintaining water quality falls entirely on the homeowner.

According to the EWG tap water database, Mustang’s water also contains Arsenic, Chloroform, and Disinfection Byproducts. While these substances are within the EPA’s maximum contaminant limits (MCL), the numbers could be significantly reduced or removed with reverse osmosis (RO) filtration.

Water in Mustang can range in hardness depending on the area and its water source. Municipal water in Mustang may only be moderately hard. However, private well water can be moderately to extremely hard. Homeowners often will notice hard water signs such as scale buildup around showers and faucets, spots on dishes or dry hair and skin. A water softener can help address these issues in homes across the Mustang area.

Mustang does use fluoride as part of its municipal water treatment. If you’d like to know the levels of fluoride in your home’s water, we can test it and review the results with you.

At Mollman’s Culligan, we offer free in-home water testing in Mustang. Our typical test can check for issues such as hard water, chlorine, TDS (total dissolved solid), pH levels and other water-quality issues common in the OKC and El Reno metro area.