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Community Water System · PWS TX1700803

New Danville Community

Willis, Texas 77318-5783 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 159 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

159
People served
86
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 86 drinking-water violations at New Danville Community, 10% of them health-based - below the Texas per-system average.

86
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
159
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New Danville Community

New Danville Community is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 159 residents in Willis, Texas (Montgomery County) through 24 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 86 total violations for this system , of which 9 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 63 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 Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 31 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%).

New Danville Community's 86 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
159
Total Violations
86
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
24
County
Montgomery
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
63
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 31 2018
Public Notice Other 12 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2014
Lead and Copper Rule TT 9 2014
Chlorine MR 9 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2025
E. COLI MR 4 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2013

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 Danville Community.

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 TX1700803 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 Danville Community 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 8000
2022 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 7500
2021 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 0999
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 31 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 5000
2015 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 3014
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 3100
2014 Lead and Copper Rule TT 9 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 5000
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TX1700803 / 7000

How New Danville Community Compares

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

Metric New Danville Community Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 86 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 159 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 Danville Community water safe to drink? ▼
New Danville Community (PWS ID: TX1700803) has 86 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 159 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does New Danville Community serve? ▼
New Danville Community serves 159 people in Willis, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 24 service connections.
What type of violations does New Danville Community have? ▼
New Danville Community has 86 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 63 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New Danville Community water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New Danville Community under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New Danville Community use? ▼
New Danville Community 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.