Public water system record
City of Pharr
Serves Pharr, Hidalgo County, TX · 79,715 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Pharr 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
- City of Pharr draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 2013, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 952 unknown out of 25,133 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
|
Dec 30, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 2013
EPA's records for City of Pharr go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
Where the water comes from
City of Pharr draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to McAllen Public Utility and Military Hwy WSC Progreso. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Pharr.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- McAllen Public Utility McAllen, TX
- Military Hwy WSC Progreso Progreso, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Pharr 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