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Wood County, Texas

Water Systems
23
Population Served
67,540
Total Violations
1,238
89 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 10 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
53.8
Avg Violations per System
7.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
20 systems (87%)
SW
3 systems (13%)

PFAS Contamination

10
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
60.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (23)

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
Sharon WSC 9,111 24 Clean
Fouke WSC 7,668 9 Clean
Bright Star-Salem Sud 6,738 27 Detected
Jones WSC 6,075 7 Clean
Lake Fork WSC 5,082 39 Clean
Ramey WSC 4,899 10 Clean
Golden WSC 4,821 4 Clean
City of Mineola 4,515 1 Clean
City of Winnsboro 3,614 58 Clean
Holly Lake Ranch 3,540 38 Clean
New Hope Sud 2,772 17 -
City of Quitman 1,942 4 -
Holiday Villages of Fork 1,761 13 -
City of Hawkins 1,302 53 -
Clear Lakes 1,152 20 -
City of Alba 570 11 -
Jarvis Christian University 500 436 -
City of Yantis 488 84 -
Patriot RV Park Lake Fork 351 3 -
Big Wood Springs Water System 252 181 -
Wood County Bottling Plant 191 148 -
Quail Hollow RV Park 171 5 -
Piney Woods Springs 25 46 -

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 Wood County? ▼
Wood County has 1,238 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 89 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Wood County systems? ▼
Water systems in Wood County serve approximately 67,540 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Wood County water? ▼
Of 10 water systems tested for PFAS in Wood County, 6 had PFAS detected (60.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Wood County? ▼
Water systems in Wood County use GW (20 systems), SW (3 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. 7.2% of Wood 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.