Community Water System · PWS TX2460006
City of Bartlett
Operator location Bartlett, Texas - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 241 EPA violations; groundwater source; 2,950 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 2,950
- People served (this PWS)
- 241
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 17
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
City of Bartlett standing, high SDWIS violation third
241 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #10,806 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
City of Bartlett sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (241), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,950 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #10,806 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #1,305 of 3,040
- Population · TX
- 241
- Total EPA violations on record
- 7%
- 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
- Local
- Connections
- 800
- County
- Williamson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 15
- Monitoring Violations
- 152
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | MR | 54 | 2021 |
| Public Notice | Other | 48 | 2025 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 48 | 2016 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 23 | 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 19 | 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 9 | 2022 |
| E. COLI | MR | 8 | 2017 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 6 | 2014 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 5 | 2016 |
| Fluoride | MCL | 4 | 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
City of Bartlett has 241 recorded EPA violations, 88% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 12% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (17 of 241), and it ranks #10,806 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)
241 Higher than most more violations than 88% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/22/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/22/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/22/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/22/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/22/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/22/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/22/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/22/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/22/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 11/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 11/20/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 11/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 11/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 11/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 11/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 11/20/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 11/20/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 11/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 11/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 11/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 11/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 11/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for City of Bartlett
241 violations on record for TX2460006; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch
Nationwide peers
241 violations · 2,950 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with City of Bartlett
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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