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Lamb County, Texas

Water Systems
12
Population Served
12,062
Total Violations
986
195 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

91.7%
Systems with Violations
82.2
Avg Violations per System
19.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
12 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (11)

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 Littlefield 6,372 49 Clean
City of Olton 1,953 25 -
City of Sudan 940 38 -
City of Earth 937 41 -
City of Amherst 721 27 -
Springlake Earth Isd 398 58 -
City of Springlake 247 91 -
Sunnydale WSC 162 132 -
Spade WSC 100 330 -
Hop in 430493 100 194 -
Tolk Station Power Plant 99 1 -
Plant X Power Plant 33 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 Lamb County? ▼
Lamb County has 986 total drinking water violations across 12 water systems, of which 195 are health-based violations. 91.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lamb County systems? ▼
Water systems in Lamb County serve approximately 12,062 people through 12 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lamb County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Lamb County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Lamb County? ▼
Water systems in Lamb County use GW (12 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. 19.8% of Lamb 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.