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City of Poteet

At a glance

City of Poteet (PWSID TX0070005) is an active community water system in Atascosa County, Texas. It reports serving 3,396 people through 1,132 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 May 2025.

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

Population served

3,396

Service connections

1,132

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0070005

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,396

Service connections1,132

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyAtascosa County

How does City of Poteet compare with other water systems in Atascosa County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Poteet is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Atascosa County has 12 active public water systems, and City of Poteet is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 11% below the county average of 3,811 people per system, and accounts for 7.4% of the 45,736 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 Poteet is about half of 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 Poteet?

EPA lists City of Poteet 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. 8 of the 12 active systems in Atascosa County (67%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Poteet have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and May 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 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
2025-05-01	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
2023-08-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-03-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-07-11	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 Poteet: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Poteet?

City of Poteet (PWSID TX0070005) 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 Poteet serve?

City of Poteet reports serving 3,396 people through 1,132 service connections in Atascosa County, Texas.

Where does City of Poteet 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 Poteet 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 May 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 Poteet'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 May 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 Poteet's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Poteet 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 Atascosa County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Pleasanton	Atascosa	17,985	Community	Groundwater
Mccoy WSC	Atascosa	9,621	Community	Groundwater
City of Jourdanton	Atascosa	5,721	Community	Groundwater
City of Lytle	Atascosa	4,860	Community	Groundwater
City of Charlotte	Atascosa	2,247	Community	Groundwater
City of Christine	Atascosa	696	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 Poteet, PWSID TX0070005, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-poteet-tx0070005 (data as of October 1, 2026).