Public water system record
Panhandle Municipal Water System
Serves Panhandle, Carson County, TX · 2,284 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Panhandle Municipal Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Panhandle Municipal Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2013.
- Record on file since 2005, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,302 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Panhandle Municipal Water System go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Panhandle Municipal Water System in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2013 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, E. coli |
Where the water comes from
Panhandle Municipal Water System draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Panhandle Municipal Water System 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