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Amarillo Municipal Water System

Serves Amarillo, Potter County and Randall County, TX · 201,291 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Amarillo Municipal Water System in the last ten years.

  • TX1880001
  • AMARILLO
  • TX
  • 201,291 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 79105
EPA system ID TX1880001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Amarillo Municipal Water System draws water from 126 wells and 1 surface water intake (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 42,657 unknown out of 79,399 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Amarillo Municipal Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 199 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 188
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 8
2020s 0 2

Where the water comes from

Amarillo Municipal Water System draws water from 126 wells and 1 surface water intake (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Amarillo Municipal Water System.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Amarillo Municipal 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

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