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Community Water System · PWS TX0100015

Medina Childrens Home

Medina, Texas 78055-3821 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 264 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

264
People served
257
EPA violations
164
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 257 drinking-water violations at Medina Childrens Home, 64% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

257
Total EPA violations on record
64%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
264
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Medina Childrens Home

Medina Childrens Home is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 264 residents in Medina, Texas (Bandera County) through 88 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 257 total violations for this system , of which 164 (64%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 57 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 91 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Texas, EPA tracks 7,351 public water systems serving 33,253,313 people, with 746,210 cumulative violations and 162,945 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 101.5 violations. Statewide, 1,068 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (93.1%).

Medina Childrens Home's 257 violations sit above the Texas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
264
Total Violations
257
Health-Based Violations
164
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
88
County
Bandera
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
164
Monitoring Violations
57
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 91 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 70 2019
Public Notice Other 29 2020
Chlorine MR 25 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 21 2012
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2019
Fluoride MCL 3 1983
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 2010
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 2010
Combined Uranium MR 1 2010

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Medina Childrens Home.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TX0100015 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Texas Drinking Water Authority

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Medina Childrens Home under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TX regulator portal

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 91 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 4010
2020 Public Notice Other 29 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 7500
2020 Chlorine MR 25 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 0999
2019 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 70 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 4000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 5000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 21 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 3100
2010 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 4010
2010 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 4000
2010 Combined Uranium MR 1 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 4006
1983 Fluoride MCL 3 SDWIS / TX0100015 / 1025

How Medina Childrens Home Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Medina Childrens Home Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 257 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 164 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 93.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 264 4,524 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,351 regulated public water systems in Texas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Medina Childrens Home water safe to drink? ▼
Medina Childrens Home (PWS ID: TX0100015) has 257 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 264 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Medina Childrens Home serve? ▼
Medina Childrens Home serves 264 people in Medina, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 88 service connections.
What type of violations does Medina Childrens Home have? ▼
Medina Childrens Home has 257 total violations: 164 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 57 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Medina Childrens Home water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Medina Childrens Home under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Medina Childrens Home use? ▼
Medina Childrens Home uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.