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City of Graham

At a glance

City of Graham (PWSID TX2520001) is an active community water system in Young County, Texas. It reports serving 8,718 people through 4,657 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.

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

Population served

8,718

Service connections

4,657

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2520001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served8,718

Service connections4,657

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyYoung County

How does City of Graham compare with other water systems in Young County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Graham is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Young County has 6 active public water systems, and City of Graham is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 146% above the county average of 3,548 people per system, and accounts for 41% of the 21,286 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 Graham is about 30% 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. 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 Graham?

EPA lists City of Graham 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. 6 of the 6 active systems in Young County (100%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Graham have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between February 2015 and April 2026. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 disinfectant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 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
2026-04-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-05-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Unaddressed
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2019-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Disinfectant level above the legal limitAcute Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level · code 13	Chlorine dioxidecode 1008	Yes	Resolved
2015-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-02-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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 Graham: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Graham?

City of Graham (PWSID TX2520001) 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 Graham serve?

City of Graham reports serving 8,718 people through 4,657 service connections in Young County, Texas.

Where does City of Graham 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 Graham have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Graham'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Graham's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Graham 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 Young County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Fort Belknap WSC	Young	8,070	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Olney	Young	3,007	Community	Surface water
Graham East WSC	Young	759	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Newcastle	Young	532	Community	Purchased surface water
Loving WSC	Young	200	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 Graham, PWSID TX2520001, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-graham-tx2520001 (data as of October 1, 2026).