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Hereford tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Hereford. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Hereford is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 16,438 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 997 violations across the community water system(s) serving Hereford, going back to the earliest EPA record. 9 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Hereford Municipal Water System
16,048 served · groundwater · PWSID TX0590001 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in October 2016. The EPA record lists a level of 16 PCI/L; the limit (MCL) is 15 PCI/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in July 2015. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 16 times between October 2006 and June 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2012 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 25 times between December 2013 and January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between December 2014 and August 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2011. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
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250 served · groundwater · PWSID TX0590002 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 9 times between February 2014 and June 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between January 2016 and April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2018 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between December 2014 and December 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between August 2014 and February 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Skywater Wsc
140 served · groundwater · PWSID TX0350014 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in December 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 143 times between April 2018 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 187 times between March 2017 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 73 times between April 2017 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 24 times between January 2018 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between July 2019 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between October 2019 and January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between October 2019 and January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Xylenes, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring DICHLOROMETHANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring o-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring p-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Vinyl chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Carbon tetrachloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Trichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Tetrachloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Toluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Ethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Styrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between January 2020 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring OXAMYL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between January 2019 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aldicarb sulfoxide: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between January 2019 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aldicarb sulfone: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between January 2019 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Carbofuran: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between January 2019 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aldicarb: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between January 2019 and January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in November 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Endrin: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring BHC-GAMMA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Methoxychlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Toxaphene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Simazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Hexachlorocyclopentadiene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Atrazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring LASSO: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Heptachlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Heptachlor epoxide: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring HEXACHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Benzo(a)pyrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Pentachlorophenol: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlordane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Dalapon: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Picloram: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Dinoseb: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 2,4-D: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 2,4,5-TP: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Thallium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Zinc: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Selenium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CYANIDE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Fluoride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Sulfate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TDS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aluminum: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Arsenic: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Barium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Cadmium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chromium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Iron: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Manganese: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Mercury: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Silver: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Antimony, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Beryllium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.