Is Dalhart Municipal Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2023-08-29
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2023-08-29
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2023-08-29
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-03-11
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-22
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-22
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-22
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-22

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
Copper	123 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 156 µg/L	75/81	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	2300 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Benzene	6.535 µg/L 131% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 7.56 µg/L	11/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	2.2375 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2.24 µg/L	6/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.52 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	5/81	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7.31 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.5 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2290 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2300 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2015
Arsenic	2.4 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Barium	71.85 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 72 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Bromoform	1.1935 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.895 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Combined Uranium	7.56 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Fluoride	1558.5 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1570 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.85 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
TTHM	2.0485 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.04 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	55 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	3.8 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019

86 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MOORE, JUSTIN
Phone: 806-244-5511
Email: MIKEWILL@TBCD.ORG

Frequently asked questions about Dalhart Municipal Water

Is Dalhart Municipal Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Dalhart Municipal 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 Dalhart Municipal Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Lead, Benzene, Xylenes, Total, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Dalhart Municipal Water serve?

Dalhart Municipal Water reports serving 8,256 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Dalhart Municipal Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for Dalhart Municipal Water, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.