Public water system record
City of Palm Valley
Serves Palm Valley, Cameron County, TX · 1,310 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Palm Valley in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Palm Valley buys its water from Harlingen Water Works System.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Texas, October 2008.
- Record on file since 2004, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 565 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for City of Palm Valley go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2008, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Palm Valley in 2008, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2008 | Texas | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Palm Valley buys its water from Harlingen Water Works System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Harlingen Water Works System Harlingen, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Palm Valley must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells