Public water system record
City of Pearsall
Serves Pearsall, Frio County, TX · 8,985 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Pearsall 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
- 6
Key facts
- City of Pearsall draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Texas, December 2009.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 2,752 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
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Pearsall go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Pearsall and issued 1 boil water order between 2000 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2009 | Texas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 29, 2001 | EPA | Penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 27, 2001 | EPA | Complaint seeking a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 3, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Pearsall draws water from 3 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from City of Pearsall.
Annual water quality report
City of Pearsall 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