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City of Waxahachie

At a glance

City of Waxahachie (PWSID TX0700008) is an active community water system in Ellis County, Texas. It reports serving 50,814 people through 23,245 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

50,814

Service connections

23,245

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0700008

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50,814

Service connections23,245

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyEllis County

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

By EPA's size categories, City of Waxahachie is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Ellis County has 26 active public water systems, and City of Waxahachie is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.3 times the county average of 9,591 people per system, and accounts for 20% of the 249,358 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 Waxahachie is about 7.6 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 Waxahachie?

EPA lists City of Waxahachie 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. 21 of the 26 active systems in Ellis County (81%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Waxahachie have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between May 2004 and July 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2019-12-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-12-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chloritecode 1009	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-08-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chloritecode 1009	No	Resolved
2004-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 11 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 Waxahachie: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Waxahachie?

City of Waxahachie (PWSID TX0700008) 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 Waxahachie serve?

City of Waxahachie reports serving 50,814 people through 23,245 service connections in Ellis County, Texas.

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

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Waxahachie'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Waxahachie's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Waxahachie 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 Ellis County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Rockett Sud	Ellis	46,614	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Midlothian	Ellis	27,699	Community	Surface water
City of Ennis	Ellis	24,891	Community	Surface water
Mountain Peak Sud	Ellis	23,988	Community	Purchased surface water
Sardis Lone Elm WSC	Ellis	20,736	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Red Oak	Ellis	18,577	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 Waxahachie, PWSID TX0700008, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-waxahachie-tx0700008 (data as of October 1, 2026).