Public water system record
City of Abilene
Serves Abilene and Impact, Taylor County, TX · 125,182 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Abilene in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- City of Abilene draws water from 2 wells and 4 surface water intakes (3 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 0 unknown out of 45,808 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for City of Abilene go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
City of Abilene draws water from 2 wells and 4 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from West Central Texas MWD. 17 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Abilene.
Buys water from
- West Central Texas MWD Abilene, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- Blair WSC Merkel, TX
- City of Ballinger Ballinger, TX
- City of Buffalo Gap Buffalo Gap, TX
- City of Clyde Clyde, TX
- City of Hamlin Hamlin, TX
- City of Lawn Lawn, TX
- City of Merkel Merkel, TX
- City of Tye Tye, TX
- Dyess Air Force Base Dyess AFB, TX
- Eula WSC Clyde, TX
- Hamby WSC Abilene, TX
- Hawley WSC Hawley, TX
- Potosi WSC Abilene, TX
- Steamboat Mountain WSC Tuscola, TX
- Sun WSC Merkel, TX
- Tuscola-Taylor County WCID 1 Tuscola, TX
- View Caps WSC Abilene, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Abilene 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