Public water system record
City of Dumas
Serves Dumas, Moore County, TX · 14,290 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Dumas 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
- 10
Key facts
- City of Dumas draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, May 2015.
- Record on file since 2004, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 48 lead and 10 unknown out of 645 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 24, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 4, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for City of Dumas go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule, began August 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 15, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Dumas and issued 1 boil water order between 2014 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2015 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| Jul 21, 2014 | Texas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Dumas draws water from 9 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Dumas.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Moortex WSC Dumas, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Dumas 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