County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Sterling County, Texas
2 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 930 people in Sterling County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 2
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 80
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- -
- UCMR5 PFAS (none tested) No UCMR5 tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TX431 · Sterling County 2 sys · 80 viol · #3175/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-NONE · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-MOST
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 5.0% health
- RANK-BOTTOM #3175/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-NONE No UCMR5 set
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-TINY 2 systems
- BOOK-MOST 6/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Collin County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Sterling County ranks #3,175 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #244 of 254 counties in Texas. See methodology · corpus placement.
Sterling County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 5.0% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . No UCMR5 tests in this extract for Sterling County . Population served ranks #3,175 of 3,254 · #244 of 254 in Texas.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Sterling County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Sterling County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sterling City | 888 | 1 | - |
| Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm | 42 | 79 | - |
Compare beyond Texas
Mid-flagged peers for Sterling County
Cross-state counties nearest Sterling County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (80). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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