Public water system · TX1170005
ActiveBorger Refinery
At a glance
Borger Refinery (PWSID TX1170005) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Hutchinson County, Texas. It reports serving 1,500 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,500
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Borger Refinery compare with other water systems in Hutchinson County?
By EPA's size categories, Borger Refinery is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hutchinson County has 11 active public water systems, and Borger Refinery is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 32% below the county average of 2,213 people per system, and accounts for 6.2% of the 24,346 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Borger Refinery is about 3.5 times that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Texas has 862 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 5,215 Texas systems (74%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Borger Refinery?
EPA lists Borger Refinery as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 11 active systems in Hutchinson County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Borger Refinery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2023 and March 2025. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and E. coli. EPA lists 2 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-13 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Borger Refinery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Borger Refinery?
Borger Refinery (PWSID TX1170005) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Borger Refinery serve?
Borger Refinery reports serving 1,500 people through 5 service connections in Hutchinson County, Texas.
Where does Borger Refinery get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Borger Refinery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Borger Refinery's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Borger Refinery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Borger Refinery is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Hutchinson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borger Municipal Water System | Hutchinson | 12,419 | Community | Surface water |
| Fritch Municipal Water Supply | Hutchinson | 5,636 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tcw Supply | Hutchinson | 2,220 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Stinnett | Hutchinson | 1,599 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Meredith Recreation Area | Hutchinson | 350 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Chevron Phillips Chemical Borger Plant | Hutchinson | 300 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Borger Refinery, PWSID TX1170005, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/borger-refinery-tx1170005 (data as of October 1, 2026).