Public water system record
City of Waxahachie
Serves Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX · 50,814 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Waxahachie 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
- 8
Key facts
- City of Waxahachie draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 2004, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 0 unknown out of 16,591 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 26, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for City of Waxahachie go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Waxahachie draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Tarrant Regional Water District. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Waxahachie. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Waxahachie.
Buys water from
- Tarrant Regional Water District Fort Worth, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- Nash Forreston WSC Forreston, TX
- Rockett SUD Red Oak, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Waxahachie 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells