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Community Water System · PWS TX2370002

Prairie View A&m University

Operator location Prairie View, Texas - larger served population (> 3,309) at 9,550 people served; 20 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

9,550
People served (this PWS)
20
EPA violations (this PWS)
2
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Prairie View A&m University standing, low SDWIS violation third

9,550 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 10% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #4,884 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Prairie View A&m University is in the lower third by violation count (20; lower-third violation load (≤ 21 violations)). A low count does not mean the system is unmonitored - monitoring and reporting violations still appear in SDWIS. Population served is large (9,550; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 10% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#4,884 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#430 of 3,040
Population · TX
20
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
4,500
County
Waller
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
5
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1993
Coliform (TCR) Other 2 1993
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 1993
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 1992

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Prairie View A&m University has 20 recorded EPA violations, 31% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 67% carry more. 10% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 20), and it ranks #4,884 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

20 Lower than most fewer violations than 67% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
HFPO-DA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/19/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/19/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Prairie View A&m University

EPA SDWIS lists 9,550 people served and 4,500 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Nationwide peers

20 violations · 9,550 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with similarly light violation ledgers

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Prairie View A&m University

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Texas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Texas systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater