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Community Water System · PWS TX1520152

Town North Estates

Lubbock, Texas 79424-0685 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 216 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

216
People served
1,415
EPA violations
990
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,415 drinking-water violations at Town North Estates, 70% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

1,415
Total EPA violations on record
70%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
216
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town North Estates

Town North Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 216 residents in Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock County) through 72 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,415 total violations for this system , of which 990 (70%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 202 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 412 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%).

Town North Estates's 1,415 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
216
Total Violations
1,415
Health-Based Violations
990
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
72
County
Lubbock
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
988
Monitoring Violations
202
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Fluoride MCL 412 2025
Arsenic MCL 328 2025
Combined Uranium MCL 225 2024
Public Notice Other 177 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 61 2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 30 2022
Combined Uranium MR 30 2022
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 26 2022
Chlorine MR 24 2021
Selenium MCL 23 2004
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2024
E. COLI MR 5 2017
Arsenic MR 5 2021
Fluoride MR 5 2021
Nitrate MR 4 2021
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 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 Town North Estates.

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 TX1520152 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 Town North Estates 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 412 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 1025
2025 Arsenic MCL 328 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 1005
2025 Public Notice Other 177 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 7500
2024 Combined Uranium MCL 225 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 4006
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 7000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 5200
2022 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 30 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 4000
2022 Combined Uranium MR 30 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 4006
2022 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 26 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 4010
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 61 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 5000
2021 Chlorine MR 24 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 0999
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 8000
2021 Arsenic MR 5 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 1005
2021 Fluoride MR 5 SDWIS / TX1520152 / 1025

How Town North Estates Compares

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

Metric Town North Estates Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,415 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 990 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 216 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 Town North Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Town North Estates (PWS ID: TX1520152) has 1415 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 216 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town North Estates serve? ▼
Town North Estates serves 216 people in Lubbock, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 72 service connections.
What type of violations does Town North Estates have? ▼
Town North Estates has 1,415 total violations: 990 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 202 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town North Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town North Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town North Estates use? ▼
Town North Estates 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.