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North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth

Munday, Texas 76371-0036 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 132 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

132
People served
87
EPA violations
31
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 87 drinking-water violations at North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth, 36% of them health-based - below the Texas per-system average.

87
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
132
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth

North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 132 residents in Munday, Texas (Knox County) through 6,508 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 87 total violations for this system , of which 31 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 45 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, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth's 87 violations sit below 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
132
Total Violations
87
Health-Based Violations
31
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
6,508
County
Knox
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
27
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 45 2018
TTHM MCL 23 2015
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2014
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2019
Chlorite MCL 4 2024

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 North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth.

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 TX1380009 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 North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth 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
2024 Chlorite MCL 4 SDWIS / TX1380009 / 1009
2019 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TX1380009 / 0300
2019 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TX1380009 / 0200
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 45 SDWIS / TX1380009 / 5000
2015 TTHM MCL 23 SDWIS / TX1380009 / 2950
2014 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 SDWIS / TX1380009 / 0300

How North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth Compares

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

Metric North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 87 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 31 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 53.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 132 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 North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth water safe to drink? ▼
North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth (PWS ID: TX1380009) has 87 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 132 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth serve? ▼
North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth serves 132 people in Munday, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 6,508 service connections.
What type of violations does North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth have? ▼
North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth has 87 total violations: 31 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth use? ▼
North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth 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.