Public water system record
Lower Valley Water District
Serves an area of El Paso County, TX that includes Socorro, San Elizario, Agua Dulce and 4 more places · 59,049 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Lower Valley Water District 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
- 19
Key facts
- Lower Valley Water District buys its water from El Paso Water Utilities Public Service B.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, April 2015.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 19 lead and 1 unknown out of 21,708 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 |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 19, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 12, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 6, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 12, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Lower Valley Water District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 23 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2011, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lower Valley Water District in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2015 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 7 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Lower Valley Water District buys its water from El Paso Water Utilities Public Service B. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 4 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Lower Valley Water District.
Buys water from
- El Paso Water Utilities Public Service B El Paso, TX
Annual water quality report
Lower Valley Water District 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