Public water system record
City of Desoto
Serves DeSoto, Dallas County, TX · 57,999 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Desoto 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
- 3
Key facts
- City of Desoto buys its water from Dallas Water Utility.
- Record on file since 2004, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 9,188 unknown out of 18,488 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for City of Desoto go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 19 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Desoto buys its water from Dallas Water Utility. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Dallas Water Utility Dallas, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Desoto 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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