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Hale County, Texas

Water Systems
21
Population Served
30,539
Total Violations
2,647
256 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

95.2%
Systems with Violations
126.0
Avg Violations per System
9.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
20 systems (95%)
SW
1 system (5%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (20)

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
Plainview Municipal Water System 21,104 22 Detected
City of Abernathy 2,865 47 -
City of Hale Center 1,705 83 -
Seth Ward WSC 1,700 81 -
City of Petersburg 1,205 84 -
Azteca Milling Plainview Plant 262 19 -
Hitchin Post RV 255 0 -
Cotton Center WSC 250 128 -
Txdot Hale County Sra 200 65 -
Tune Mayfield Camp 120 20 -
Pioneer HI-Bred International 120 85 -
Halfway WSC 110 237 -
South Haven MHP 108 909 -
Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant 100 6 -
City of Edmonson 87 273 -
Grand Castle Estates 80 90 -
Loma Alta WSC 72 89 -
Plainview Bioenergy 52 168 -
Ebeling WSC 51 64 -
Plainview Serenity Center 48 107 -
Smith Auto Family Plainview 45 70 -

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 Hale County? ▼
Hale County has 2,647 total drinking water violations across 21 water systems, of which 256 are health-based violations. 95.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Hale County systems? ▼
Water systems in Hale County serve approximately 30,539 people through 21 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Hale County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Hale County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Hale County? ▼
Water systems in Hale County use GW (20 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. 9.7% of Hale 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.