Stafford

Water Filtration Systems in Stafford

Better Water for Stafford Homes and Businesses

Stafford packs a lot into a small footprint: established neighborhoods, a busy business corridor along the Southwest Freeway, and City Hall on South Main. Most of the city lies in Fort Bend County, with a small part reaching into Harris County, and Fort Bend Water Pros serves the Fort Bend County side.

Stafford is also simpler than most of the county when it comes to water. Instead of a patchwork of districts, much of the city is supplied by one water district, so the numbers in its report go a long way toward explaining what you see at the sink. We read that report with you and design a softener, whole-home filter or drinking water system around it.

To talk about the water in your Stafford home or business, call 281-979-3405.

One District, Two Sources

The City of Stafford doesn't appear among the county's water systems in EPA's records. The district based on South Main, Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 (WCID 2), supplies much of the area, and EPA's records show it serving about 49,000 people through some 17,000 connections. Its 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report says its water comes from two kinds of sources: groundwater from the Evangeline and Chicot aquifers, and surface water from the Brazos River.

Two figures matter most for treatment at home:

• Disinfectant: chloramine. WCID 2's 2025 report lists chloramine at an average of 2.5 mg/L, ranging from 1.2 to 3.6.
• Hardness: wide range. Eight state samples taken between January 2024 and March 2026 ran from 40.1 to 176 mg/L, or 2.3 to 10.3 grains per gallon (gpg). The median was 129.5 mg/L, about 7.6 gpg, which falls in the "hard" class on the U.S. Geological Survey's scale.

Samples were taken at several entry points on different dates, and a system that draws on two aquifers and a river doesn't send identical water from every plant. That helps explain the spread, and it is why we never describe Stafford water with a single number.

What That Means for Your Equipment

Filter media has to suit chloramine. Standard activated carbon, the kind in most pitcher and refrigerator filters, reduces chloramine slowly and wears out early. A whole-home system for Stafford's water uses catalytic carbon in a tank sized for your household's peak flow. If you keep fish, use a conditioner labeled for chloramine.

A softener should be sized for the hard days. With samples running from 2.3 to 10.3 gpg, we look at the top of the range as well as the median when we size the resin, so it keeps up when the water is at its hardest. On chloraminated water, the carbon filter goes first and the softener second.

Drinking water is its own decision. An under-sink reverse osmosis system gives you very low-mineral water at the kitchen sink. On Stafford's water its carbon pre-filters need to be suited to chloramine and changed on schedule.

Older Plumbing and Lead

Utility water and the water at your faucet aren't always the same. WCID 2's report notes that lead in drinking water comes primarily from materials and parts in service lines and home plumbing, and that its service line inventory can be viewed at the district office on South Main. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says lead pipes are more likely in homes built before 1986, and recommends a filter certified to reduce lead if you use one.

The district's report also lists results from EPA's nationwide PFAS monitoring program and states that all of its results were below the limits in EPA's PFAS drinking water rule. If lead or PFAS is your concern, our pages on lead removal and PFAS removal explain what certified drinking water equipment is tested to reduce.

Why Stafford Customers Choose Fort Bend Water Pros

We are a Fort Bend County company, and our recommendations start with WCID 2's own figures, not a generic pitch about "Houston water." You'll see the numbers we used and the reasoning behind each piece of equipment.

Every quote is detailed: equipment, labor, site work, exclusions, maintenance intervals and how long the price stands. Work starts only once you've approved the quote. Installation is performed by expert installers working with us. In older homes without a softener loop, we spell out any plumbing changes in the quote before you decide.

Our Water Treatment Options in Stafford

A water softener handles the hardness behind white crust on faucets, spotted dishes and scale in water heaters.

A whole-home filter with catalytic carbon reduces chloramine taste and odor at every tap and shower.

An under-sink reverse osmosis system gives you very low-mineral drinking and cooking water from its own faucet.

Stafford's offices, restaurants and cafés can find filtration and softening for coffee, ice and kitchens on our commercial water filtration page.