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City of Fort Stockton

At a glance

City of Fort Stockton (PWSID TX1860001) is an active community water system in Pecos County, Texas. It reports serving 8,142 people through 6,569 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.

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

Population served

8,142

Service connections

6,569

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1860001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served8,142

Service connections6,569

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyPecos County

How does City of Fort Stockton compare with other water systems in Pecos County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Fort Stockton is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Pecos County has 10 active public water systems, and City of Fort Stockton is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.5 times the county average of 1,484 people per system, and accounts for 55% of the 14,839 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 Fort Stockton is about 21% above 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 City of Fort Stockton?

EPA lists City of Fort Stockton 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. 5 of the 10 active systems in Pecos County (50%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Fort Stockton have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1992 and December 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2025-05-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2016-05-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-01-20	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-12-17	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2013-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1992-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 10 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 Fort Stockton: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Fort Stockton?

City of Fort Stockton (PWSID TX1860001) 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 Fort Stockton serve?

City of Fort Stockton reports serving 8,142 people through 6,569 service connections in Pecos County, Texas.

Where does City of Fort Stockton 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 City of Fort Stockton have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 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 Fort Stockton'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 10 violations for this system; 1 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 Fort Stockton's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Fort Stockton 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 Pecos County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Pecos County Wcid 1	Pecos	3,612	Community	Groundwater
City of Iraan	Pecos	1,229	Community	Groundwater
Pecos County Fresh Water	Pecos	800	Community	Groundwater
Sheffield WSC	Pecos	350	Community	Groundwater
Fort Stockton Rv Park	Pecos	220	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Txdot Pecos County Sra - Fort Stockton	Pecos	200	Transient non-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, “City of Fort Stockton, PWSID TX1860001, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-fort-stockton-tx1860001 (data as of October 1, 2026).