Public water system · TX2210001

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City of Abilene

At a glance

City of Abilene (PWSID TX2210001) is an active community water system in Taylor County, Texas. It reports serving 130,501 people through 61,139 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

130,501

Service connections

61,139

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2210001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served130,501

Service connections61,139

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyTaylor County

How does City of Abilene compare with other water systems in Taylor County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Abilene is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Taylor County has 19 active public water systems, and City of Abilene is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14 times the county average of 9,124 people per system, and accounts for 75% of the 173,358 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 City of Abilene is about 19 times 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 328 Texas systems (4.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Abilene?

EPA lists City of Abilene 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. 13 of the 19 active systems in Taylor County (68%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Abilene have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. The violations listed here began between December 2002 and February 2021. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2021-02-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2021-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2021-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2015-11-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-11-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2003-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2003-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2003-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2002-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

City of Abilene: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Abilene?

City of Abilene (PWSID TX2210001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Abilene serve?

City of Abilene reports serving 130,501 people through 61,139 service connections in Taylor County, Texas.

Where does City of Abilene get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does City of Abilene have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. 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 City of Abilene'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Abilene's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Abilene 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 Taylor County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Steamboat Mountain WSC	Taylor	8,178	Community	Purchased surface water
Potosi WSC	Taylor	7,413	Community	Purchased surface water
Dyess Air Force Base	Taylor	7,183	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Merkel	Taylor	3,573	Community	Purchased surface water
Sun WSC	Taylor	3,420	Community	Purchased surface water
View Caps WSC	Taylor	2,928	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “City of Abilene, PWSID TX2210001, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-abilene-tx2210001 (data as of October 1, 2026).