Public water system record
Lubbock Public Water System
Serves Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX · 275,041 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Lubbock Public Water System 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
- 2
Key facts
- Lubbock Public Water System draws water from 173 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 100,953 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Lubbock Public Water System go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 1982, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 4, 1982 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Lubbock Public Water System draws water from 173 wells and 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. 10 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Lubbock Public Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Lubbock Public Water System.
Buys water from
- Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Sanford, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Brownfield Brownfield, TX
- City of Lamesa Lamesa, TX
- City of Levelland Levelland, TX
- City of New Deal New Deal, TX
- City of Shallowater Shallowater, TX
- City of Slaton Slaton, TX
- City of Wolfforth Wolfforth, TX
- Franklin Water Systems 1 Des Peres, MO
- Lubbock County WCID 1 Lubbock, TX
- Town of Ransom Canyon Ransom Canyon, TX
Annual water quality report
Lubbock Public Water System 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