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San Patricio County, Texas

Water Systems
20
Population Served
69,107
Total Violations
1,536
271 health-based
PFAS Detected
7
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

95.0%
Systems with Violations
76.8
Avg Violations per System
17.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
13 systems (65%)
GW
7 systems (35%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
7
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

San Patricio Texas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (19)

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 Portland 22,933 17 Detected
City of Ingleside 10,106 96 Detected
City of Aransas Pass 8,088 93 Detected
City of Sinton 5,505 57 Clean
City of Mathis 5,001 213 Detected
City of Taft 4,941 61 Detected
Rincon WSC 4,734 36 Detected
City of Odem 2,250 64 -
City of Gregory 1,760 104 -
City of Ingleside on the Bay 610 29 -
Saint Paul WSC 608 264 -
San Patricio County MUD 1 540 226 -
Seaboard WSC 420 128 -
Tpwd Lake Corpus Christi Sp 418 7 -
Corpus Christi Liquefaction 400 12 -
Totem Pole RV Park 322 68 -
Camp Karankawa 300 36 -
New Season RV Resort 93 0 -
San Patricio MWD 48 20 -
Emerald Hills Water 30 5 -

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 San Patricio County? ▼
San Patricio County has 1,536 total drinking water violations across 20 water systems, of which 271 are health-based violations. 95.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from San Patricio County systems? ▼
Water systems in San Patricio County serve approximately 69,107 people through 20 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in San Patricio County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in San Patricio County, 7 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply San Patricio County? ▼
Water systems in San Patricio County use SW (13 systems), GW (7 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. 17.6% of San Patricio 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.