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Community Water System · PWS TX1080003

City of Edcouch

Edcouch, Texas 78538-0100 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 2,878 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,878
People served
194
EPA violations
54
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 194 drinking-water violations at City of Edcouch, 28% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

194
Total EPA violations on record
28%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,878
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: City of Edcouch

City of Edcouch is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,878 residents in Edcouch, Texas (Hidalgo County) through 920 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 194 total violations for this system , of which 54 (28%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 95 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 33 violations (MR). 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%).

City of Edcouch's 194 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
2,878
Total Violations
194
Health-Based Violations
54
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
920
County
Hidalgo
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
54
Monitoring Violations
95
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 33 2019
TTHM MCL 30 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 24 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 23 2020
Chlorite MR 16 2019
Public Notice Other 12 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2015
E. COLI MR 5 2009
CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2019
Chlorine dioxide MR 4 2019

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 City of Edcouch.

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 TX1080003 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 City of Edcouch 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 23 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 5000
2020 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 7500
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 7000
2019 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 33 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 0300
2019 Chlorite MR 16 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 1009
2019 CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 2920
2019 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 0200
2019 Chlorine dioxide MR 4 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 1008
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 3100
2009 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 3014
2008 TTHM MCL 30 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 2950
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 24 SDWIS / TX1080003 / 2456

How City of Edcouch Compares

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

Metric City of Edcouch Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 194 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 54 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 2,878 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 City of Edcouch water safe to drink? ▼
City of Edcouch (PWS ID: TX1080003) has 194 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,878 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does City of Edcouch serve? ▼
City of Edcouch serves 2,878 people in Edcouch, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 920 service connections.
What type of violations does City of Edcouch have? ▼
City of Edcouch has 194 total violations: 54 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 95 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in City of Edcouch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for City of Edcouch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does City of Edcouch use? ▼
City of Edcouch uses Surface Water 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.