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Community Water System · PWS TX2200069

City of River Oaks

River Oaks, Texas 76114-3007 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 7,691 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

7,691
People served
224
EPA violations
175
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 224 drinking-water violations at City of River Oaks, 78% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

224
Total EPA violations on record
78%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
7,691
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: City of River Oaks

City of River Oaks is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 7,691 residents in River Oaks, Texas (Tarrant County) through 2,866 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 224 total violations for this system , of which 175 (78%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 25 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 TTHM, recorded in 100 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%).

City of River Oaks's 224 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
7,691
Total Violations
224
Health-Based Violations
175
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,866
County
Tarrant
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
175
Monitoring Violations
25
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 100 2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 54 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 21 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2025
Public Notice Other 6 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2021
Coliform (TCR) Other 1 1993
Nitrite MR 1 2014

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 City of River Oaks.

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 TX2200069 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 City of River Oaks 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 5000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 8000
2017 TTHM MCL 100 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 2950
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 54 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 2456
2016 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 21 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 3100
2014 Nitrite MR 1 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 1041
1993 Coliform (TCR) Other 1 SDWIS / TX2200069 / 3100

How City of River Oaks Compares

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

Metric City of River Oaks Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 224 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 175 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 7,691 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 City of River Oaks water safe to drink? ▼
City of River Oaks (PWS ID: TX2200069) has 224 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 7,691 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does City of River Oaks serve? ▼
City of River Oaks serves 7,691 people in River Oaks, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2,866 service connections.
What type of violations does City of River Oaks have? ▼
City of River Oaks has 224 total violations: 175 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 25 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in City of River Oaks water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for City of River Oaks under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does City of River Oaks use? ▼
City of River Oaks uses Surface Water 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.