Public water system · TX1960001

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City of Refugio

At a glance

City of Refugio (PWSID TX1960001) is an active community water system in Refugio County, Texas. It reports serving 2,728 people through 1,320 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

2,728

Service connections

1,320

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1960001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,728

Service connections1,320

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyRefugio County

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

By EPA's size categories, City of Refugio is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Refugio County has 6 active public water systems, and City of Refugio is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.2 times the county average of 858 people per system, and accounts for 53% of the 5,148 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 Refugio is about 59% 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. 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 Refugio?

EPA lists City of Refugio 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 6 active systems in Refugio County (83%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Refugio have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and October 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 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
2024-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2024-07-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-12-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-06-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-06-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-06-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	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 Refugio: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Refugio?

City of Refugio (PWSID TX1960001) 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 Refugio serve?

City of Refugio reports serving 2,728 people through 1,320 service connections in Refugio County, Texas.

Where does City of Refugio 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 Refugio 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 October 2024. 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 Refugio'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 October 2024. 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 Refugio's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Refugio 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 Refugio County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Town of Woodsboro	Refugio	1,233	Community	Groundwater
Refugio County Wcid 1	Refugio	665	Community	Groundwater
Town of Bayside	Refugio	325	Community	Groundwater
City of Austwell	Refugio	147	Community	Groundwater
Hilcorp Energy	Refugio	50	Non-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 Refugio, PWSID TX1960001, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-refugio-tx1960001 (data as of October 1, 2026).