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Walker County, Texas

33 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 71,374 people in Walker County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.

33
SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
4,949
Total violations Upper third of counties
97.0%
SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
100.0%
UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests

SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet TX471 · Walker County 33 sys · 4,949 viol · #727/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL

  • VIOL-SEVERE 97.0% flagged
  • HEALTH-LOW 12.9% health
  • RANK-UPPER #727/3254
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
  • PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
  • SRC-GW GW lead 91%
  • SYS-SMALL 33 systems
  • BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Erath County ( -0.2 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Walker County ranks #727 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #53 of 254 counties in Texas. See methodology · corpus placement.

Walker County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 97.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 12.9% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #727 of 3,254 · #53 of 254 in Texas.

Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Walker County

Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Walker County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Howard · lowest Bell · near Walker · this county Bee · highest 66.7% 96.7% 96.7% 96.8% 97% 97.3% 100%

Source: EPA SDWIS (county aggregates) As of 2026-05-15

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
City of Huntsville 48,522 6 Detected
Riverside Sud 6,492 268 Detected
Walker County Sud D 2,184 5 -
Phelps Sud 1,900 54 -
Walker County Sud B Crabbs Prairie 1,815 18 -
Walker County Sud C 1,674 89 -
Walker County Sud A 1,458 13 -
City of New Waverly 1,125 29 -
Wildwood Shores 968 30 -
Texas Grand Ranch 783 80 -
Forest Glen 750 21 -
Walker County Sud F 447 13 -
Riverside Harbor 378 122 -
Waverly Acres Water System 369 0 -
Emerald Woods 336 81 -
Watson Lakes WSC 330 120 -
Shorewood Forest Water System 312 40 -
Green Rich Shores and Sterling Island Su 275 129 -
Deep River Plantation 195 196 -
Universal Forest Products 180 41 -
Gulf Coast Trades Center 150 50 -
Lake Livingston Heights WSC 150 182 -
Usfs Cagle Recreation Area 114 6 -
Whispering Pines Lake Water 108 1,700 -
St Paul United Methodist Church 100 178 -
Frisbys Landing 75 1 -
Sunny Ridge RV Park 42 105 -
Usfs Stubblefield Lake Rec Area 41 8 -
Landscapers Pride 38 18 -
Moffit Springs 26 27 -
Tdcj Water Hauler RI Facilities Maint 25 24 -
Bell and Ford Marina Campground 12 1,274 -
Tra Huntsville Regional Water Supply 0 21 -

Compare beyond Texas

Mid-flagged peers for Walker County

Cross-state counties nearest Walker County on flagged-system share (97.0%) and cumulative violation count (4,949). 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.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

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