Public water system record
McAllen Public Utility
Serves McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX · 189,957 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for McAllen Public Utility 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
- 1
Key facts
- McAllen Public Utility draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 121 lead and 0 unknown out of 54,209 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for McAllen Public Utility go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
McAllen Public Utility draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to City of Edinburg, City of Hidalgo Water System, City of Mission and City of Pharr. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to McAllen Public Utility.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Edinburg Edinburg, TX
- City of Hidalgo Water System Hidalgo, TX
- City of Mission Mission, TX
- City of Pharr Pharr, TX
Annual water quality report
McAllen Public Utility 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