Public water system record
City of Big Wells
Serves Big Wells, Dimmit County, TX · 870 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Big Wells 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
- 3
Key facts
- City of Big Wells draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, April 2015.
- Record on file since 2008, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 106 unknown out of 326 service lines.
Check whether City of Big Wells serves your address
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 8, 2016 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2015 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 2008
EPA's records for City of Big Wells go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 18 |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Big Wells in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2015 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 13 violations: E. coli, Chlorine, Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Big Wells draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Big Wells 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