101 Texas water systems measured PFOA or PFOS above 4.0 ppt.1
In at least one EPA UCMR 5 sample, 2023–2025. utilitydocket is a weekly feed of public records for civil and water engineering firms: type your office ZIP to see the PFAS results, wastewater enforcement orders and TWDB project priority list rows within 100 miles, each linked to its government record.
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct 15, 2026: 101 of 1,154 Texas systems in the file; nationally 1,711 of 10,313. "Above" is strict: a result of exactly 4.0 ppt doesn't count. Sample collection ran January 2023 through December 2025 (EPA).
- Independent check of Nov 6, 2026: 621 of 621 fields matched the official source; 788 of 788 source links opened. How we check.
One territory, four public sources, one list sorted by distance
Project databases show projects once they exist. utilitydocket shows the public records near your office before an RFQ does.
Your territory
One office ZIP and a radius of 25, 50 or 100 miles. Utilities are placed by the ZIPs they serve; plants by their permit coordinates.
Joined by government ID
UCMR 5 results, SDWIS system records and TWDB rows join on the PWS ID. Wastewater plants stay separate, by NPDES ID. Names never merge two records.
Re-checked against the raw file
Every row is compared with the source file before it shows. A mismatch drops the row instead of guessing.
Linked to the record
Each row carries its EPA or TWDB link, and where EPA lists one, the administrator on file in SDWIS.
What a row looks like
Each week you get the new ECHO orders and SDWIS violations in your territory, by email and on the web, up to 20 items, each with its source link. The standing PFAS results and TWDB rows stay in your list and your exports.
In quieter territories some weeks have little new; the FAQ below has the measured counts.
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CITY OF TERRELLTX1290006
CITY OF TERRELL (TX1290006): highest single UCMR 5 result 10.4 ppt PFOS on Sep 20, 2023, at sample point Entry Point to Dist. System (EP001), North Texas MWD Intertie; 3 of 8 PFOA/PFOS results were above 4.0 ppt. The next sample at that point (Oct 26, 2023) was 8.9 ppt. SDWIS lists its primary source as surface water purchased.
10.4 pptHighest single PFOS result - 46 mi
VAN ALSTYNE, CITY OFTX0026883
ECHO lists a State CWA Penalty AO, penalty $249,687, state-led, dated Oct 14, 2026, for CITY OF VAN ALSTYNE WWTP (TX0026883), permittee VAN ALSTYNE, CITY OF, VAN ALSTYNE. It has 2 formal actions in the window.
$249,687Penalty listed - about47 mi
Wolfe City17265
Wolfe City is on TWDB's SFY 2027 Drinking Water SRF project priority list (PIF 17265, rank 53 of 431), requesting planning, design and construction for a project with a total cost of $10,954,000.00.
$10,954,000.00Total project cost
Rows from the Dallas sample (75201 + 100 mi), engine run of Nov 7, 2026. In the tool each row also shows the administrator on file in SDWIS.
Where the records come from
Government files only. No model writes a number; each figure on this site comes from the engine run and links to its source.
| Source | Refresh | What it shows | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA UCMR 5 | Final release. File last modified Oct 15, 2026. | A lab result for PFOA or PFOS at a named sample point on a date. 10,313 systems in the file. | National. Systems over 3,300 people, plus 800 sampled small ones. |
| EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES) | Weekly extract. Last Oct 30, 2026. | A formal action on a wastewater permit: type, date, lead agency, penalty listed. | TX, OK, LA, NJ loaded. NM and AR failed our checks. |
| EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts) | Quarterly. Pulled Nov 6, 2026; newest Texas violation begins Jun 30, 2026. | Population, primary source, the administrator on file, health-based violations with compliance period and status. | TX, OK, LA, NM |
| TWDB SFY 2027 DWSRF IUP | Yearly plus amendments. Effective Oct 1, 2026. | Entity, PWS ID, rank of 431, requested phases, project cost, and whether it is on the Appendix K invited list. | Texas only |
| Census 2024 Gazetteer (ZCTA, county, place), 2020 ZCTA–county file, 2024 county adjacency | Static | Distance from your ZIP. | National |
"UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or noncompliance with the PFAS NPDWR Maximum Contaminant Levels."EPA, ECHO PFAS tools. A UCMR 5 result is one sample. We say "highest single result", name the sample point and print the next result there.
Price
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Questions engineers ask
Where does the data come from?
- EPA UCMR 5 (PFAS results), EPA ECHO (enforcement on wastewater permits), EPA SDWIS (system facts, the administrator on file, health-based violations) and TWDB's SFY 2027 Drinking Water SRF Intended Use Plan.
- Census 2024 files give distances.
- Every row links to its record. See where the data comes from.
How accurate is it?
- Each row is copied from the government file and re-checked against the raw file before it shows.
- On Nov 6, 2026 an independent check re-derived 30 random records by hand from the sources. 30 of 30 matched (621 of 621 fields), and 788 of 788 source links opened.
- If the source is wrong, the row is wrong. That's why every row has its link and a "Wrong record?" button.
Does a result above 4.0 ppt mean the utility is breaking EPA's rule?
- No. EPA says: "UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or noncompliance with the PFAS NPDWR Maximum Contaminant Levels" (EPA ECHO PFAS tools, checked Nov 7, 2026).
- Compliance is judged as a running annual average at each sampling point, due by 2029. On May 18, 2026 EPA proposed letting systems request until 2031 (EPA PFAS rule page).
Is the high result the town's own water?
Is it legal to use these records?
- They're public records, and EPA data are U.S. government works (17 U.S.C. §105).
- TWDB's plan is a published public document. We quote rows and link to the page.
- We aren't lawyers. Your own emails follow the usual rules (CAN-SPAM) and your board's conduct rules.
- Texas public entities pick an engineer "on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications" first and negotiate price second (Gov't Code §2254.004). So this tells you who to get to know. It doesn't tell you what to bid.
Which areas do you cover?
- Texas: all four sources.
- Oklahoma and Louisiana: PFAS, enforcement orders and SDWIS violations and contacts, but no state funding list.
- New Mexico: PFAS and SDWIS.
- Other states: PFAS results only for now (plus ECHO orders in New Jersey), with no contacts.
- UCMR 5 sampled only a representative 800 of the systems under 3,300 people, so most small systems have no PFAS data (EPA UCMR 5).
How often is there something new?
- ECHO: EPA's extract is weekly and we check it weekly. SDWIS: quarterly. UCMR 5 is final. TWDB: when the plan is amended.
- In the 4 complete weeks Sep 14, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026, ECHO listed 10 orders within 100 miles of Dallas and 12 near Houston, but only 3 to 5 near Austin, Tyler and San Antonio.
- Orders reach ECHO days to weeks after their date.
Does it tell me if a utility already has an engineer?
No. Many do. We show the record and the administrator SDWIS lists.
Who is the contact?
- The administrator on file in SDWIS for that PWS ID: name, phone and mailing address. The email is shown only when it matches the utility.
- It may be an operator or a management company; many Texas systems share one phone line with several others. We flag that on the row.
Can other firms see the same territory?
Yes. The records are public and territories aren't exclusive. Nobody else can see which territories or utilities you watch.
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