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Community Water System · PWS TX1670009

New Horizons Ranch & Center

Abilene, Texas 79605-2001 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
326
EPA violations
126
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 326 drinking-water violations at New Horizons Ranch & Center, 39% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

326
Total EPA violations on record
39%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New Horizons Ranch & Center

New Horizons Ranch & Center is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Abilene, Texas (Mills County) through 33 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 326 total violations for this system , of which 126 (39%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 121 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 65 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, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

New Horizons Ranch & Center's 326 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
100
Total Violations
326
Health-Based Violations
126
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
33
County
Mills
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
126
Monitoring Violations
121
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 65 2011
TTHM MCL 61 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 52 2023
Public Notice Other 27 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 20 2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2014
TTHM MR 8 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2021
CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2014

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 New Horizons Ranch & Center.

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 TX1670009 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 New Horizons Ranch & Center 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
2023 TTHM MCL 61 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 2950
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 52 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 0300
2023 Public Notice Other 27 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 7500
2022 CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 2920
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 8000
2014 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 20 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 7000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 3100
2014 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 5000
2013 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 2950
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 2456
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 65 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 2456
2007 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 SDWIS / TX1670009 / 0200

How New Horizons Ranch & Center Compares

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

Metric New Horizons Ranch & Center Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 326 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 126 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 100 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 New Horizons Ranch & Center water safe to drink? ▼
New Horizons Ranch & Center (PWS ID: TX1670009) has 326 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does New Horizons Ranch & Center serve? ▼
New Horizons Ranch & Center serves 100 people in Abilene, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 33 service connections.
What type of violations does New Horizons Ranch & Center have? ▼
New Horizons Ranch & Center has 326 total violations: 126 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 121 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New Horizons Ranch & Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New Horizons Ranch & Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New Horizons Ranch & Center use? ▼
New Horizons Ranch & Center 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.