Public water system · TX1100010

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City of Smyer

At a glance

City of Smyer (PWSID TX1100010) is an active community water system in Hockley County, Texas. It reports serving 474 people through 201 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, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.

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

Population served

474

Service connections

201

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1100010

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served474

Service connections201

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyHockley County

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

By EPA's size categories, City of Smyer is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hockley County has 9 active public water systems, and City of Smyer is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,812 people per system, and accounts for 2.9% of the 16,308 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 Smyer is well 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 Smyer?

EPA lists City of Smyer 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. 7 of the 9 active systems in Hockley County (78%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Smyer have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and April 2026. By type: 12 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Addressed
2026-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Addressed
2026-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Archived
2026-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2025-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Archived
2025-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2025-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2025-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Archived
2025-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Archived
2025-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2025-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Archived
2025-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived

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 Smyer: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Smyer?

City of Smyer (PWSID TX1100010) 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 Smyer serve?

City of Smyer reports serving 474 people through 201 service connections in Hockley County, Texas.

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

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 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 Smyer'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, 12 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 Smyer's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Smyer 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 Hockley County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Levelland	Hockley	12,652	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Sundown	Hockley	1,300	Community	Groundwater
City of Anton	Hockley	907	Community	Groundwater
City of Ropesville	Hockley	430	Community	Groundwater
City of Opdyke West	Hockley	220	Community	Groundwater
Whitharral WSC	Hockley	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 Smyer, PWSID TX1100010, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-smyer-tx1100010 (data as of October 1, 2026).