Public water system record
Sheppard Air Force Base
Serves an area of Wichita County, TX that includes Wichita Falls · 19,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sheppard Air Force Base 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
- 1
Key facts
- Sheppard Air Force Base buys its water from City of Wichita Falls.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,694 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Sheppard Air Force Base go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2006, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Sheppard Air Force Base buys its water from City of Wichita Falls. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Wichita Falls Wichita Falls, TX
Annual water quality report
Sheppard Air Force Base 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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