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City of Whitesboro

At a glance

City of Whitesboro (PWSID TX0910010) is an active community water system in Grayson County, Texas. It reports serving 4,192 people through 2,319 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.

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

Population served

4,192

Service connections

2,319

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0910010

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,192

Service connections2,319

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyGrayson County

How does City of Whitesboro compare with other water systems in Grayson County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Whitesboro is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Grayson County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is about 31% above the county average of 3,197 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 159,854 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 Whitesboro is about 37% 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 Whitesboro?

EPA lists City of Whitesboro 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. 29 of the 50 active systems in Grayson County (58%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Whitesboro have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and May 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli, 2,4,5-TP (Silvex), Aldicarb sulfoxide and Ethylene dibromide (EDB). EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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
2025-05-22	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dalaponcode 2031	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Picloramcode 2040	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4-Dcode 2105	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbofurancode 2046	No	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 Whitesboro: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Whitesboro?

City of Whitesboro (PWSID TX0910010) 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 Whitesboro serve?

City of Whitesboro reports serving 4,192 people through 2,319 service connections in Grayson County, Texas.

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

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Whitesboro'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Whitesboro's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Whitesboro 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 Grayson County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Sherman	Grayson	43,645	Community	Surface water
City of Denison	Grayson	27,500	Community	Surface water
City of Van Alstyne	Grayson	7,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Two Way Sud	Grayson	6,804	Community	Groundwater
South Grayson Sud	Grayson	6,750	Community	Groundwater
City of Howe	Grayson	4,548	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 Whitesboro, PWSID TX0910010, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-whitesboro-tx0910010 (data as of October 1, 2026).