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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TX1080147

Lazy Palms Ranch

Edinburg, Texas 78541-1316 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
716
EPA violations
426
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 716 drinking-water violations at Lazy Palms Ranch, 59% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

716
Total EPA violations on record
59%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lazy Palms Ranch

Lazy Palms Ranch is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Edinburg, Texas (Hidalgo County) through 350 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 716 total violations for this system , of which 426 (59%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 149 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 426 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%).

Lazy Palms Ranch's 716 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
400
Total Violations
716
Health-Based Violations
426
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
350
County
Hidalgo
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
426
Monitoring Violations
149
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 426 2025
Public Notice Other 130 2024
Nitrate MR 98 2016
E. COLI MR 33 2023
Nitrite MR 14 2015
Nitrate Other 4 2001
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2013

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 Lazy Palms Ranch.

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 TX1080147 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 Lazy Palms Ranch 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
2025 Nitrate MCL 426 SDWIS / TX1080147 / 1040
2024 Public Notice Other 130 SDWIS / TX1080147 / 7500
2023 E. COLI MR 33 SDWIS / TX1080147 / 3014
2016 Nitrate MR 98 SDWIS / TX1080147 / 1040
2015 Nitrite MR 14 SDWIS / TX1080147 / 1041
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / TX1080147 / 3100
2001 Nitrate Other 4 SDWIS / TX1080147 / 1040

How Lazy Palms Ranch Compares

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

Metric Lazy Palms Ranch Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 716 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 426 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 400 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 Lazy Palms Ranch water safe to drink? ▼
Lazy Palms Ranch (PWS ID: TX1080147) has 716 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lazy Palms Ranch serve? ▼
Lazy Palms Ranch serves 400 people in Edinburg, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 350 service connections.
What type of violations does Lazy Palms Ranch have? ▼
Lazy Palms Ranch has 716 total violations: 426 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 149 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lazy Palms Ranch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lazy Palms Ranch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lazy Palms Ranch use? ▼
Lazy Palms Ranch uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.