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Community Water System · PWS TX1910158

Ranch Hand Apartments

Canyon, Texas 79015-1041 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 135 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

135
People served
507
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 507 drinking-water violations at Ranch Hand Apartments, 1% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

507
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
135
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ranch Hand Apartments

Ranch Hand Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 135 residents in Canyon, Texas (Randall County) through 87 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 507 total violations for this system , of which 3 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 448 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 Public Notice, recorded in 46 violations (Other). 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%).

Ranch Hand Apartments's 507 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
135
Total Violations
507
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
87
County
Randall
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
448
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 46 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2021
Chlorine MR 12 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2021
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 8 2016
Dalapon MR 8 2016
Picloram MR 8 2016
2,4-D MR 8 2016
2,4,5-TP MR 8 2016
BHC-GAMMA MR 8 2016
Methoxychlor MR 8 2016
Toxaphene MR 8 2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 8 2016
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 8 2016
Atrazine MR 8 2016
Heptachlor MR 8 2016
Heptachlor epoxide MR 8 2016
Pentachlorophenol MR 8 2016
Simazine MR 8 2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 8 2016
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2016
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 8 2016
Dinoseb MR 8 2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 2016
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2016
Vinyl chloride MR 8 2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2016

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 Ranch Hand Apartments.

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 TX1910158 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 Ranch Hand Apartments 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 Nitrate MCL 3 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 1040
2021 Public Notice Other 46 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 7500
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 5000
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 7000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 8000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 3100
2016 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 0999
2016 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2946
2016 Dalapon MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2031
2016 Picloram MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2040
2016 2,4-D MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2105
2016 2,4,5-TP MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2110
2016 BHC-GAMMA MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2010
2016 Methoxychlor MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2015
2016 Toxaphene MR 8 SDWIS / TX1910158 / 2020

How Ranch Hand Apartments Compares

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

Metric Ranch Hand Apartments Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 507 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 135 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 Ranch Hand Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Ranch Hand Apartments (PWS ID: TX1910158) has 507 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 135 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ranch Hand Apartments serve? ▼
Ranch Hand Apartments serves 135 people in Canyon, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 87 service connections.
What type of violations does Ranch Hand Apartments have? ▼
Ranch Hand Apartments has 507 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 448 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ranch Hand Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ranch Hand Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ranch Hand Apartments use? ▼
Ranch Hand Apartments 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.