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Community Water System · PWS TX1520062

Plott Acres

Lubbock, Texas 79424-0685 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 204 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

204
People served
1,164
EPA violations
879
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,164 drinking-water violations at Plott Acres, 76% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

1,164
Total EPA violations on record
76%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
204
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Plott Acres

Plott Acres is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 204 residents in Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock County) through 68 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,164 total violations for this system , of which 879 (76%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 107 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 Fluoride, recorded in 732 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%).

Plott Acres's 1,164 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
204
Total Violations
1,164
Health-Based Violations
879
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
68
County
Lubbock
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
877
Monitoring Violations
107
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Fluoride MCL 732 2025
Public Notice Other 129 2025
Arsenic MCL 128 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 66 2021
Chlorine MR 24 2021
Selenium MCL 17 2004
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2024
E. COLI MR 4 2021
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2024
Nitrate MR 1 2012

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 Plott Acres.

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 TX1520062 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 Plott Acres 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 Fluoride MCL 732 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 1025
2025 Public Notice Other 129 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 7500
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 7000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 5200
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 66 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 5000
2021 Chlorine MR 24 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 0999
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 3014
2013 Arsenic MCL 128 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 1005
2012 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 1040
2004 Selenium MCL 17 SDWIS / TX1520062 / 1045

How Plott Acres Compares

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

Metric Plott Acres Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,164 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 879 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 204 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 Plott Acres water safe to drink? ▼
Plott Acres (PWS ID: TX1520062) has 1164 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 204 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Plott Acres serve? ▼
Plott Acres serves 204 people in Lubbock, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 68 service connections.
What type of violations does Plott Acres have? ▼
Plott Acres has 1,164 total violations: 879 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 107 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Plott Acres water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Plott Acres under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Plott Acres use? ▼
Plott Acres 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.