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Community Water System · PWS TX2400029

Webb County Water Dispenser

Laredo, Texas 78040-8017 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,362 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,362
People served
233
EPA violations
54
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 233 drinking-water violations at Webb County Water Dispenser, 23% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

233
Total EPA violations on record
23%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,362
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Webb County Water Dispenser

Webb County Water Dispenser is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,362 residents in Laredo, Texas (Webb County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 233 total violations for this system , of which 54 (23%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 113 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 49 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, 1,068 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (93.1%).

Webb County Water Dispenser's 233 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
3,362
Total Violations
233
Health-Based Violations
54
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2
County
Webb
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
50
Monitoring Violations
113
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 49 2025
Chlorine MR 40 2016
TTHM MCL 28 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 24 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 22 2025
TTHM MR 21 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2020
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
Nitrate MR 3 2013

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 Webb County Water Dispenser.

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 TX2400029 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 Webb County Water Dispenser 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 Public Notice Other 49 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 7500
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 22 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 2456
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 5200
2023 TTHM MCL 28 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 2950
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 8000
2017 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 7000
2016 Chlorine MR 40 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 24 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 3100
2013 TTHM MR 21 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 2950
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 2456
2013 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / TX2400029 / 1040

How Webb County Water Dispenser Compares

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

Metric Webb County Water Dispenser Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 233 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 54 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 3,362 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 Webb County Water Dispenser water safe to drink? ▼
Webb County Water Dispenser (PWS ID: TX2400029) has 233 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,362 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Webb County Water Dispenser serve? ▼
Webb County Water Dispenser serves 3,362 people in Laredo, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Webb County Water Dispenser have? ▼
Webb County Water Dispenser has 233 total violations: 54 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 113 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Webb County Water Dispenser water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Webb County Water Dispenser under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Webb County Water Dispenser use? ▼
Webb County Water Dispenser 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.