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Cooke County, Texas

Water Systems
25
Population Served
44,108
Total Violations
5,993
98 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

96.0%
Systems with Violations
239.7
Avg Violations per System
1.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
24 systems (96%)
SW
1 system (4%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Cooke Texas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (24)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
City of Gainesville 18,107 39 Clean
Woodbine Special Utility District 7,689 12 Detected
Mountain Springs WSC 3,756 67 -
Lake Kiowa Sud 2,848 77 -
City of Callisburg 2,277 30 -
City of Muenster 1,536 11 -
Tpwd Ray Roberts Lake State Park Johnson 1,435 32 -
City of Lindsay 1,050 40 -
Pioneer Valley Water 1,002 69 Clean
City of Valley View 759 25 -
Callisburg Isd 675 15 -
Oak Ridge Water System 468 41 -
Era WSC 462 117 Clean
Myra Water System 363 145 -
Frf Water Systems 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 363 135 -
Shenandoah Estates 285 848 -
Moss Lake WSC 219 50 Clean
Pleasant Ridge Addition 195 2,098 -
Walnut Bend Isd 162 96 -
Lindsay Pure Water Co South Ridge 129 75 -
Timber Creek Addition 126 1,838 -
Sivells Bend Isd 75 86 -
Edge of the Lake Vineyard 52 37 -
4R Ranch Vineyards and Winery 50 10 -
Lake Point RV Park 25 0 -

Other Counties in Texas

Harris County
1,292 systems · 6,016,117 served · 78,495 violations
Dallas County
37 systems · 3,180,170 served · 2,618 violations
Bexar County
82 systems · 2,376,579 served · 13,955 violations
Tarrant County
113 systems · 2,099,244 served · 10,564 violations
Travis County
138 systems · 1,547,700 served · 7,557 violations
Collin County
35 systems · 1,246,210 served · 1,149 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Cooke County? ▼
Cooke County has 5,993 total drinking water violations across 25 water systems, of which 98 are health-based violations. 96.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cooke County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cooke County serve approximately 44,108 people through 25 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cooke County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Cooke County, 5 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cooke County? ▼
Water systems in Cooke County use GW (24 systems), SW (1 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 1.6% of Cooke County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.