Question 1

Is City of Camp Wood water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

City of Camp Wood (PWS ID: TX1930001) has 235 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,380 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does City of Camp Wood serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that City of Camp Wood serves 1,380 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Camp Wood or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 460 service connections. The operator address is listed in Camp Wood, Texas.

Question 3

What type of violations does City of Camp Wood have?

Accepted Answer

City of Camp Wood has 235 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 140 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in City of Camp Wood water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for City of Camp Wood under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does City of Camp Wood use?

Accepted Answer

City of Camp Wood uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does City of Camp Wood sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), City of Camp Wood ranks #16,716 of 29,740 by people served, and #2,016 of 3,040 in Texas. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does City of Camp Wood's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

City of Camp Wood has 235 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 13% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 87% of that cohort has fewer violations than City of Camp Wood. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	71	2018
Public Notice	Other	29	2024
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	19	2018
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	12	2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	12	2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	4	2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	4	2007
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2006
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	TT	4	2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Toluene	MR	2	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2005
Styrene	MR	2	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2005
Benzene	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2005
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2005

City of Camp Wood

City of Camp Wood standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for City of Camp Wood

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served