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City of Robinson

At a glance

City of Robinson (PWSID TX1550010) is an active community water system in McLennan County, Texas. It reports serving 11,900 people through 5,238 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018.

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

Population served

11,900

Service connections

5,238

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1550010

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served11,900

Service connections5,238

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyMcLennan County

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

By EPA's size categories, City of Robinson is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). McLennan County has 57 active public water systems, and City of Robinson is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 137% above the county average of 5,025 people per system, and accounts for 4.2% of the 286,438 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 Robinson is about 78% 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 Robinson?

EPA lists City of Robinson 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. 41 of the 57 active systems in McLennan County (72%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Robinson have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. The violations listed here began between December 1983 and October 2018. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2018-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2016-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-04-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2003-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2003-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
1992-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1983-12-18	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Archived

All 8 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 Robinson: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Robinson?

City of Robinson (PWSID TX1550010) 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 Robinson serve?

City of Robinson reports serving 11,900 people through 5,238 service connections in McLennan County, Texas.

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

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. 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 Robinson'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. 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 Robinson's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Robinson 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 McLennan County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Waco	McLennan	146,241	Community	Surface water
City of Hewitt	McLennan	16,978	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Bellmead	McLennan	10,664	Community	Groundwater
City of Bruceville Eddy	McLennan	10,570	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Woodway	McLennan	9,383	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Lacy Lakeview	McLennan	7,275	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 Robinson, PWSID TX1550010, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-robinson-tx1550010 (data as of October 1, 2026).