Public water system · TX2430002

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City of Electra

At a glance

City of Electra (PWSID TX2430002) is an active community water system in Wichita County, Texas. It reports serving 2,559 people through 1,402 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.

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

Population served

2,559

Service connections

1,402

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2430002

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,559

Service connections1,402

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyWichita County

How does City of Electra compare with other water systems in Wichita County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Electra is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wichita County has 9 active public water systems, and City of Electra is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 16,658 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 149,922 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 Electra is about 62% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Electra?

EPA lists City of Electra 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. 7 of the 9 active systems in Wichita County (78%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Electra have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2016 and December 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

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
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-01-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2022-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2019-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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 Electra: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Electra?

City of Electra (PWSID TX2430002) 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 Electra serve?

City of Electra reports serving 2,559 people through 1,402 service connections in Wichita County, Texas.

Where does City of Electra get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does City of Electra have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 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 City of Electra'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, 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 City of Electra's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Electra 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 Wichita County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Wichita Falls	Wichita	102,316	Community	Surface water
Sheppard Air Force Base	Wichita	19,500	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Burkburnett	Wichita	10,978	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Iowa Park	Wichita	6,612	Community	Purchased surface water
Wichita Valley WSC	Wichita	6,516	Community	Surface water
Friberg-Cooper WSC	Wichita	981	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 Electra, PWSID TX2430002, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-electra-tx2430002 (data as of October 1, 2026).