Question 1

Is City of Stamford water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

City of Stamford (PWS ID: TX1270003) has 135 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 3,101 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does City of Stamford serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that City of Stamford serves 3,101 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Stamford or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2,582 service connections. The operator address is listed in Stamford, Texas.

Question 3

What type of violations does City of Stamford have?

Accepted Answer

City of Stamford has 135 total violations: 50 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 63 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in City of Stamford water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for City of Stamford under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does City of Stamford use?

Accepted Answer

City of Stamford uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does City of Stamford sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), City of Stamford ranks #10,365 of 29,740 by people served, and #1,244 of 3,040 in Texas. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does City of Stamford's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

City of Stamford has 135 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 21% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 79% of that cohort has fewer violations than City of Stamford. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
TTHM	MCL	36	2015
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	8	2015
Public Notice	Other	7	2015
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	6	2007
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MR	5	2014
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2008
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2008
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2008
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2008
Benzene	MR	2	2008
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2008
Chlorite	MR	2	2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2008
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2008
Styrene	MR	2	2008
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2008
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2008
Toluene	MR	2	2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2008
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2008

City of Stamford

City of Stamford standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on City of Stamford

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served