Public water system · TX1850001
ActiveBovina Municipal Water System
At a glance
Bovina Municipal Water System (PWSID TX1850001) is an active community water system in Parmer County, Texas. It reports serving 1,874 people through 673 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,874
Service connections
673
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bovina Municipal Water System compare with other water systems in Parmer County?
By EPA's size categories, Bovina Municipal Water System is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Parmer County has 5 active public water systems, and Bovina Municipal Water System is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 2,071 people per system, and accounts for 18% of the 10,355 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bovina Municipal Water System is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% 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 Bovina Municipal Water System?
EPA lists Bovina Municipal Water System as owned by a local government. 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. 4 of the 5 active systems in Parmer County (80%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Bovina Municipal Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and December 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (3 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-02 | ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Bovina Municipal Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bovina Municipal Water System?
Bovina Municipal Water System (PWSID TX1850001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Bovina Municipal Water System serve?
Bovina Municipal Water System reports serving 1,874 people through 673 service connections in Parmer County, Texas.
Where does Bovina Municipal Water System 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 Bovina Municipal Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Bovina Municipal Water System'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bovina Municipal Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bovina Municipal Water System must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Parmer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friona Municipal Water System | Parmer | 4,653 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cargill Meat Solutions Friona | Parmer | 2,300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| City of Farwell | Parmer | 1,360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lazbuddie Isd | Parmer | 168 | Community | 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, “Bovina Municipal Water System, PWSID TX1850001, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/bovina-municipal-water-system-tx1850001 (data as of October 1, 2026).