Is Borden County Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Borden

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

636

health-based violations

739

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Fluoride	5659.5 µg/L 141% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 6150 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	18.775 µg/L 188% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 20.8 µg/L	26/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	785 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2300 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	2320 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	7.907 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.03 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	6/6	LCR	2024
Nitrate-Nitrite	2183.5 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2320 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2015
Barium	34.71 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 34.9 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	7.522 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 8.08 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.02 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	12.72 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.9 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	11.27 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	10.35 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
TTHM	14.33 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Thallium, Total	10.3738 µg/L 519% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 2 µg/L worst single sample: 10.9 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.185 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Asbestos	0.1878 MFL 2.7% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/1	SYR4	2012
Bromodichloromethane	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	8.91 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.4 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Lead	2 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	114 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2019

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PALMER, CATHY
Phone: 806-756-4391
Email: bordencj@poka.com

Frequently asked questions about Borden County Water

Is Borden County Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Borden County Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Borden County Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Arsenic, Copper, Nitrate, Bromoform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Borden County Water serve?

Borden County Water reports serving 275 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Borden County Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 739 violations on file for Borden County Water, of which 636 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.