Public water system · TX0140005

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City of Temple

At a glance

City of Temple (PWSID TX0140005) is an active community water system in Bell County, Texas. It reports serving 94,935 people through 40,907 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, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020.

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

Population served

94,935

Service connections

40,907

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0140005

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served94,935

Service connections40,907

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyBell County

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

By EPA's size categories, City of Temple is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Bell County has 29 active public water systems, and City of Temple is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.4 times the county average of 14,820 people per system, and accounts for 22% of the 429,775 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 Temple is about 14 times 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 Temple?

EPA lists City of Temple 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. 25 of the 29 active systems in Bell County (86%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Temple have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. The violations listed here began between December 2017 and December 2020. By type: 9 required treatment not met and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (11 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2020-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	No	Archived
2019-11-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-08-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-05-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-04-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-03-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2017-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chloritecode 1009	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 Temple: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Temple?

City of Temple (PWSID TX0140005) 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 Temple serve?

City of Temple reports serving 94,935 people through 40,907 service connections in Bell County, Texas.

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

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. 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 Temple'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, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. 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 Temple's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Temple 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 Bell County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Killeen	Bell	161,027	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Harker Heights	Bell	35,957	Community	Purchased surface water
Us Army South Fort Cavazos	Bell	35,669	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Belton	Bell	23,054	Community	Purchased surface water
Salado WSC	Bell	11,460	Community	Purchased surface water
Bell County Wcid 3	Bell	7,836	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 Temple, PWSID TX0140005, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-temple-tx0140005 (data as of October 1, 2026).