Is El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: El Paso

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1992-07-01 → 1993-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-07-01 → 1991-07-31

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	440 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	56/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	21 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	19.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	7.93 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	36.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	5.1 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	21/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	13.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	19/19	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	84.4 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.3 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	18/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	118 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2024
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	7.6 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	110 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	9.1 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	459 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	105 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2015
Selenium	8.3 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2016
Lithium	72 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Combined Uranium	1.1 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2016

85 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-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GUTIERREZ, JUANA
Phone: 915-241-8540
Email: board02@epcwcid4.com

Frequently asked questions about El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens

Is El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens'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 El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens serve?

El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens reports serving 9,444 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.