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Wheeler Municipal Water System

Wheeler, Texas 79096-0098 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,602 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,602
People served
268
EPA violations
247
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 268 drinking-water violations at Wheeler Municipal Water System, 92% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

268
Total EPA violations on record
92%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,602
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wheeler Municipal Water System

Wheeler Municipal Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,602 residents in Wheeler, Texas (Wheeler County) through 752 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 268 total violations for this system , of which 247 (92%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 13 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 Nitrate, recorded in 240 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, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

Wheeler Municipal Water System's 268 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
1,602
Total Violations
268
Health-Based Violations
247
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
752
County
Wheeler
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
240
Monitoring Violations
13
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 240 2024
Lead and Copper Rule TT 7 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2025
E. COLI MR 4 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2006
Public Notice Other 2 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 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 Wheeler Municipal Water System.

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 TX2420002 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 Wheeler Municipal Water System 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 5 SDWIS / TX2420002 / 5000
2025 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / TX2420002 / 7500
2024 Nitrate MCL 240 SDWIS / TX2420002 / 1040
2024 Lead and Copper Rule TT 7 SDWIS / TX2420002 / 5000
2017 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / TX2420002 / 3014
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TX2420002 / 7000
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / TX2420002 / 3100

How Wheeler Municipal Water System Compares

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

Metric Wheeler Municipal Water System Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 268 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 247 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 1,602 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 Wheeler Municipal Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Wheeler Municipal Water System (PWS ID: TX2420002) has 268 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,602 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wheeler Municipal Water System serve? ▼
Wheeler Municipal Water System serves 1,602 people in Wheeler, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 752 service connections.
What type of violations does Wheeler Municipal Water System have? ▼
Wheeler Municipal Water System has 268 total violations: 247 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 13 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wheeler Municipal Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wheeler Municipal Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wheeler Municipal Water System use? ▼
Wheeler Municipal Water System 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.