County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Karnes County, Texas
9 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 19,487 people in Karnes County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 9
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 642
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 88.9%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Lower third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (3 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TX255 · Karnes County 9 sys · 642 viol · #1801/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 88.9% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 29.1% health
- RANK-MID #1801/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.3 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 89%
- SYS-TINY 9 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Burnet County ( -0.3 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Karnes County ranks #1,801 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #127 of 254 counties in Texas. See methodology · corpus placement.
Karnes County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 88.9% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 29.1% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,801 of 3,254 · #127 of 254 in Texas.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Karnes County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Karnes County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kenedy | 6,454 | 122 | Clean |
| El Oso WSC | 6,288 | 85 | Clean |
| City of Karnes City | 4,269 | 77 | Clean |
| City of Runge | 1,482 | 126 | - |
| City of Falls City | 514 | 74 | - |
| Conocophillips Kenedy Office | 175 | 3 | - |
| Jericho Ranch RV Park | 156 | 0 | - |
| Cissys RV Ranch | 124 | 121 | - |
| Peak Rentals Kenedy Hauler | 25 | 34 | - |
Compare beyond Texas
Lower-flagged peers for Karnes County
Cross-state counties nearest Karnes County on flagged-system share (88.9%) and cumulative violation count (642). 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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