Public water system record
City of Terrell
Serves Terrell, Kaufman County, TX · 18,432 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Terrell 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Terrell buys its water from North Texas MWD Wylie WTP.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,044 unknown out of 6,231 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, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for City of Terrell go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1991, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Terrell buys its water from North Texas MWD Wylie WTP. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 6 other community water systems buy water from City of Terrell.
Buys water from
- North Texas MWD Wylie WTP Wylie, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- College Mound SUD Terrell, TX
- Elmo WSC Elmo, TX
- High Point SUD Forney, TX
- Lawrence WSC Terrell, TX
- North Kaufman WSC Kaufman, TX
- Poetry WSC Terrell, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Terrell 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