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Community Water System · PWS TX1860029

Pecos County Fresh Water

Fort Stockton, Texas 79735-0010 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

800
People served
242
EPA violations
232
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 242 drinking-water violations at Pecos County Fresh Water, 96% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

242
Total EPA violations on record
96%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pecos County Fresh Water

Pecos County Fresh Water is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 800 residents in Fort Stockton, Texas (Pecos County) through 391 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 242 total violations for this system , of which 232 (96%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 4 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 Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 128 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%).

Pecos County Fresh Water's 242 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
800
Total Violations
242
Health-Based Violations
232
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
391
County
Pecos
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
232
Monitoring Violations
4
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 128 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 103 2024
Public Notice Other 4 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2002
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1991

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 Pecos County Fresh Water.

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 TX1860029 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 Pecos County Fresh Water 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 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / TX1860029 / 7500
2024 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 128 SDWIS / TX1860029 / 4010
2024 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 103 SDWIS / TX1860029 / 4000
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TX1860029 / 5000
2002 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / TX1860029 / 7000
1991 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / TX1860029 / 3100

How Pecos County Fresh Water Compares

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

Metric Pecos County Fresh Water Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 242 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 232 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 800 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 Pecos County Fresh Water water safe to drink? ▼
Pecos County Fresh Water (PWS ID: TX1860029) has 242 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 800 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pecos County Fresh Water serve? ▼
Pecos County Fresh Water serves 800 people in Fort Stockton, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 391 service connections.
What type of violations does Pecos County Fresh Water have? ▼
Pecos County Fresh Water has 242 total violations: 232 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 4 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pecos County Fresh Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pecos County Fresh Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pecos County Fresh Water use? ▼
Pecos County Fresh Water 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.