Public water system record

City of Alvarado

Serves Alvarado, Johnson County, TX · 6,614 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 90 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Alvarado in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

TX1260001
ALVARADO
TX
6,614 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water

ZIP 76009

EPA system ID TX1260001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 0
Resolved: 0
Unresolved: 0
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 90

Key facts

City of Alvarado buys its water from Johnson County SUD.
Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,566 unknown out of 2,363 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue	Start date	Status
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Dec 30, 2025	Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Aug 1, 2025	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2025	Active
Selenium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Thallium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Beryllium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Antimony, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Mercury Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chromium (total) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Cadmium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Barium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Arsenic Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Selenium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Thallium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Beryllium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Antimony, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Mercury Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chromium (total) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Cadmium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Barium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Arsenic Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Selenium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Thallium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Beryllium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Antimony, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Mercury Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chromium (total) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Cadmium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Barium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Arsenic Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Selenium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Thallium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Beryllium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Antimony, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Mercury Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chromium (total) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Cadmium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Barium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Arsenic Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Fluoride Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlordane Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Pentachlorophenol Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Benzo(a)pyrene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
HEXACHLOROBENZENE Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Heptachlor epoxide Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Heptachlor Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LASSO Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Atrazine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Simazine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Toxaphene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Methoxychlor Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
BHC-GAMMA Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Endrin Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlordane Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Pentachlorophenol Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Benzo(a)pyrene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
HEXACHLOROBENZENE Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Heptachlor epoxide Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Heptachlor Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LASSO Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Atrazine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Simazine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Toxaphene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Methoxychlor Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
BHC-GAMMA Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Endrin Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlordane Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Pentachlorophenol Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Benzo(a)pyrene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
HEXACHLOROBENZENE Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Heptachlor epoxide Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Heptachlor Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LASSO Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Atrazine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Simazine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Toxaphene Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Methoxychlor Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
BHC-GAMMA Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Endrin Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Dec 30, 2016	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Dec 30, 2013	Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for City of Alvarado go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1970s	2	0
1980s	1	0
2000s	1	5
2010 to October 18, 2016	0	9
October 19, 2016 to 2019	0	49
2020s	0	40

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2005, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 2005	Resolved
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 7, 1983	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 19, 1979	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 19, 1979	Archived

Where the water comes from

City of Alvarado buys its water from Johnson County SUD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Johnson County SUD Joshua, TX

Annual water quality report

City of Alvarado 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

Lead pipes

Total service lines reported	2,363
Lead pipes confirmed	0
Galvanized pipes needing replacement	0
Pipes with unknown material	1,566
Non-lead pipes confirmed	797
Pipes that may be lead or unknown	66.3% (1,566)
Inventory submitted	Oct 16, 2024
EPA reporting status	Reported all required service line types

Lines of unknown material count as possible lead until the utility identifies them.

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