Gail, TX Tap Water Quality 2026

Water quality report for Gail, TX — PFAS, lead and copper results, violation history and state inspection findings from EPA SDWIS.

A look at Gail's drinking water using EPA enforcement records: violations, lead and copper results, PFAS sampling and state inspection findings.

Main Utility: Borden County Water System PWSID: TX0170010 Updated: 2026 Q2

✅

No federal limits exceeded on record

Lead was not detected and no violations are open. PFAS has never been sampled at this system.

Gail earns a B for water quality

Graded on violations and lead, with state inspection findings. PFAS not tested.

Lead: not detected

PFAS never sampled at this system

83 violations since 2015, 63 health-based

No violations currently open

Gail's lead level vs. all Texas community water systems

0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb

Lead level: Not detected — 0% of the federal action level

✓ Lower lead than % of Texas utilities

Population Served

249

~181 connections

Water Source

Groundwater

Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

Active Violations

83 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)

90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system

0% of EPA action level

Not detected

Action level: 15 ppb

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile — the result fell below the laboratory detection limit. That is not the same as an absence of lead in every tap, and older homes with lead service lines can still show higher readings.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

Contaminant	Type	Measured	Limit	Period	Status
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2026	Addressed
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2026	Addressed
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2026	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2026	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2025	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2025	Archived
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2025	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.1 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2025	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2025	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2025	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2025	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2025	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2025	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2024	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2024	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2024	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.02 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2024	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2024	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.02 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2024	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2024	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.02 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2024	Archived
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2023	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.019 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2023	Archived
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2023	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.017 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2023	Archived
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2023	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.015 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2023	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2023	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.012 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2023	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2022	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.5 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2022	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2022	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2022	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2021	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2021	Archived
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2021	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2021	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2021	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2021	Archived
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2021	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2020	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.013 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	4.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2020	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.011 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	4.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2020	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	4.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2020	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	4.5 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2019	Archived
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2019	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.6 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2019	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.6 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2019	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.5 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2019	Archived
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2018	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2018	Archived
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2018	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2018	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.5 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2018	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.5 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2018	Archived
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2017	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.5 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2017	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2017	Archived
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2016	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2016	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2016	Archived
Arsenic	MCL EXCEEDANCE	0.011 MG/L	0.010 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2016	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.2 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2016	Archived
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2016	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.3 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2016	Archived
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2015	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2015	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2015	Archived
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2015	Resolved
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2015	Archived
Fluoride	MCL EXCEEDANCE	5.4 MG/L	4.0 mg/L	2015	Archived

Understanding violation types MCL violations mean a contaminant exceeded the federal maximum limit — the most serious type.
TT (Treatment Technique) violations mean required treatment procedures weren't followed, but don't necessarily mean contamination occurred.

Violation History

83 violations are on record since 2015, of which 63 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility Borden County Water System

PWSID TX0170010

Water source Groundwater — Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

Population served 249

Service connections 181

Systems serving this area 1

Regulator State primacy agency

Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gail tap water safe to drink? ▼

No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open.

Does Gail water have PFAS? ▼

This system has never been sampled for PFAS. EPA's national monitoring covered systems serving 3,300 people or more, so no results exist — which is not evidence that none is present.

Who supplies water to Gail? ▼

Borden County Water System (PWSID TX0170010). Groundwater. Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

When was this system last inspected? ▼

It was last inspected on 2024-10-24. No significant deficiencies were recorded.

What Should Gail Residents Do?

Read your annual water report

Your supplier publishes a Consumer Confidence Report each July covering the prior year.

Check for a lead service line

Lead reaches tap water mainly through service lines and household plumbing. Suppliers now publish an inventory identifying lead lines.

Flush before drinking

If water has sat in pipes more than six hours, run the cold tap for two minutes before drinking or cooking.