Public water system · TX1290006

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City of Terrell

At a glance

City of Terrell (PWSID TX1290006) is an active community water system in Kaufman County, Texas. It reports serving 18,432 people through 20,730 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.

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

Population served

18,432

Service connections

20,730

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1290006

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served18,432

Service connections20,730

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyKaufman County

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

By EPA's size categories, City of Terrell is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Kaufman County has 34 active public water systems, and City of Terrell is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 188% above the county average of 6,401 people per system, and accounts for 8.5% of the 217,624 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 Terrell is about 175% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Terrell?

EPA lists City of Terrell 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. 34 of the 34 active systems in Kaufman County (100%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Terrell have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1991 and December 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 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
2025-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2013-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-03-01	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	Archived
1991-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

All 7 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 Terrell: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Terrell?

City of Terrell (PWSID TX1290006) 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 Terrell serve?

City of Terrell reports serving 18,432 people through 20,730 service connections in Kaufman County, Texas.

Where does City of Terrell get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does City of Terrell have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Terrell'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Terrell's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Terrell 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 Kaufman County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Forney	Kaufman	29,692	Community	Purchased surface water
Forney Lake WSC	Kaufman	20,377	Community	Purchased surface water
High Point Sud	Kaufman	16,341	Community	Purchased surface water
Talty Sud	Kaufman	15,987	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Mabank	Kaufman	15,207	Community	Surface water
College Mound Sud	Kaufman	13,200	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 Terrell, PWSID TX1290006, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-terrell-tx1290006 (data as of October 1, 2026).