Alvarado, TX Tap Water Quality 2026

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

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

Main Utility: City Of Alvarado PWSID: TX1260001 Updated: 2026 Q2

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No federal limits exceeded on record

Lead is 1.70 ppb, 11% of the action level and no violations are open. No PFAS was detected.

Alvarado earns an A for water quality

Graded on violations, lead, and PFAS, with state inspection findings.

Lead: 1.70 ppb — 11% of the federal action level

PFAS tested, none detected

90 violations since 2015, 0 health-based

No violations currently open

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

0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb

Lead level: 1.70 ppb — 11% of the federal action level

✓ Lower lead than 47% of Texas utilities

Population Served

3693

~2464 connections

Water Source

Surface water

Purchased from another system — SDWIS source code SWP

Active Violations

90 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)

90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system

11% of EPA action level

1.70 ppb

Action level: 15 ppb

The 90th-percentile lead result is 1.70 ppb, 11% of the 15 ppb federal action level. The action level is a treatment trigger, not a legal maximum, and it is measured across sampled taps rather than at any single home.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

Contaminant	Type	Measured	Limit	Period	Status
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2025	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2025	Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	REPORTING FAILURE	—	—	2025	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule	OTHER	—	—	2025	Unaddressed
Fluoride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Arsenic	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.010 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Barium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	2 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Cadmium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Chromium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Mercury	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Antimony, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Beryllium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Thallium, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Selenium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2020–2022	Archived
Endrin	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
BHC-GAMMA	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Methoxychlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Toxaphene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.4 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Simazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Atrazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
LASSO	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019–2021	Archived
Heptachlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0004 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Heptachlor epoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Benzo(a)pyrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Pentachlorophenol	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Chlordane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Endrin	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
BHC-GAMMA	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Methoxychlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Toxaphene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.4 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Simazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Atrazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
LASSO	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019–2021	Archived
Heptachlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0004 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Heptachlor epoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Benzo(a)pyrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Pentachlorophenol	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Chlordane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Endrin	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
BHC-GAMMA	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Methoxychlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Toxaphene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.4 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Simazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Atrazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
LASSO	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019–2021	Archived
Heptachlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0004 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Heptachlor epoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Benzo(a)pyrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Pentachlorophenol	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Chlordane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2019–2021	Archived
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2016	Resolved

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

90 violations are on record since 2015, of which 0 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility City Of Alvarado

PWSID TX1260001

Water source Surface water — Purchased from another system — SDWIS source code SWP

Population served 3,693

Service connections 2,464

Systems serving this area 3

Regulator State primacy agency

Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Alvarado tap water safe to drink? ▼

No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open. Lead is 1.70 ppb, 11% of the action level.

Does Alvarado water have PFAS? ▼

It was tested for the six regulated PFAS compounds and none were detected.

Who supplies water to Alvarado? ▼

City Of Alvarado (PWSID TX1260001), one of 3 systems serving this area. Surface water. Purchased from another system — SDWIS source code SWP

When was this system last inspected? ▼

It was last inspected on 2025-07-02. No significant deficiencies were recorded.

What Should Alvarado 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.

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