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Community Water System · PWS TX1870105

Tempe WSC 1

Livingston, Texas 77351-0043 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,725 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,725
People served
1,958
EPA violations
1,521
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,958 drinking-water violations at Tempe WSC 1, 78% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

1,958
Total EPA violations on record
78%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,725
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Tempe WSC 1

Tempe WSC 1 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,725 residents in Livingston, Texas (Polk County) through 1,052 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,958 total violations for this system , of which 1,521 (78%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 30 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 Arsenic, recorded in 656 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%).

Tempe WSC 1's 1,958 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
2,725
Total Violations
1,958
Health-Based Violations
1,521
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,052
County
Polk
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1,521
Monitoring Violations
30
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 656 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 445 2023
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 420 2023
Public Notice Other 364 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U Other 8 2001
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2018
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) Other 6 2001
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2016
Chlorine MR 5 2013
Combined Uranium MR 5 2014
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 5 2014
Coliform (TCR) Other 1 1993
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 1993

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 Tempe WSC 1.

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 TX1870105 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 Tempe WSC 1 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 Arsenic MCL 656 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 1005
2023 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 445 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 4000
2023 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 420 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 4010
2022 Public Notice Other 364 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 7500
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 5000
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 7000
2014 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 4000
2014 Combined Uranium MR 5 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 4006
2014 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 5 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 4010
2013 Chlorine MR 5 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 0999
2001 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U Other 8 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 4000
2001 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) Other 6 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 4010
1993 Coliform (TCR) Other 1 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 3100
1993 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / TX1870105 / 3100

How Tempe WSC 1 Compares

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

Metric Tempe WSC 1 Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,958 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1,521 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 2,725 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 Tempe WSC 1 water safe to drink? ▼
Tempe WSC 1 (PWS ID: TX1870105) has 1958 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,725 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Tempe WSC 1 serve? ▼
Tempe WSC 1 serves 2,725 people in Livingston, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,052 service connections.
What type of violations does Tempe WSC 1 have? ▼
Tempe WSC 1 has 1,958 total violations: 1,521 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 30 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Tempe WSC 1 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Tempe WSC 1 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Tempe WSC 1 use? ▼
Tempe WSC 1 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.