Public water system record
City of Denver City
Serves Denver City, Yoakum County, TX · 5,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Denver City 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
- 6
Key facts
- City of Denver City draws water from 16 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 2013.
- Record on file since 1980, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,384 unknown out of 2,464 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 9, 2021 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 30, 2017 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 6, 2017 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for City of Denver City go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (8 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2012, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 21, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 10, 1980 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 10, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Denver City in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2013 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (8 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
City of Denver City draws water from 16 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Denver City 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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