County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Hale County, Texas
21 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 30,539 people in Hale County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 21
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 2,647
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 95.2%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TX189 · Hale County 21 sys · 2,647 viol · #1355/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 95.2% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 9.7% health
- RANK-MID #1355/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.1 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 95%
- SYS-SMALL 21 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Kerr County (+ 0.1 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Hale County ranks #1,355 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #93 of 254 counties in Texas. See methodology · corpus placement.
Hale County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 95.2% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 9.7% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,355 of 3,254 · #93 of 254 in Texas.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Hale County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Hale County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
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 | - |
Compare beyond Texas
Mid-flagged peers for Hale County
Cross-state counties nearest Hale County on flagged-system share (95.2%) and cumulative violation count (2,647). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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