County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Howard County, Texas
9 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 32,403 people in Howard County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 9
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 1,034
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 66.7%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TX227 · Howard County 9 sys · 1,034 viol · #1298/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 66.7% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 47.9% health
- RANK-UPPER #1298/3254
- BELOW-PEER 7.4 pp cleaner
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 56%
- SYS-TINY 9 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Gillespie County (+ 7.4 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Howard County ranks #1,298 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #91 of 254 counties in Texas. See methodology · corpus placement.
Howard County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 66.7% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 47.9% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,298 of 3,254 · #91 of 254 in Texas.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Howard County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Howard County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Big Spring | 27,282 | 253 | Detected |
| City of Coahoma | 3,552 | 366 | Detected |
| Buffalo Country Uncles 130216 | 375 | 12 | - |
| George H Obrien JR VA Medical Center | 325 | 188 | - |
| Txdot Howard County Sra | 300 | 56 | - |
| City of Forsan | 228 | 159 | - |
| Ahg Big Spring | 220 | 0 | - |
| Nustar Big Spring Terminal | 92 | 0 | - |
| Rock Ridge Field Office | 29 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond Texas
Lower-flagged peers for Howard County
Cross-state counties nearest Howard County on flagged-system share (66.7%) and cumulative violation count (1,034). 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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