Public water system · TX0570136
ActiveDallas Fort Worth International Airport
At a glance
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (PWSID TX0570136) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dallas County, Texas. It reports serving 177,673 people through 708 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
177,673
Service connections
708
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dallas Fort Worth International Airport compare with other water systems in Dallas County?
By EPA's size categories, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Dallas County has 35 active public water systems, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 90,969 people per system, and accounts for 5.6% of the 3,183,922 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is about 413 times that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Texas has 862 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Dallas Fort Worth International Airport?
EPA lists Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as privately owned. 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. 4 of the 35 active systems in Dallas County (11%) are also privately owned.
Does Dallas Fort Worth International Airport have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2015 and December 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dallas Fort Worth International Airport?
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (PWSID TX0570136) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Dallas Fort Worth International Airport serve?
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport reports serving 177,673 people through 708 service connections in Dallas County, Texas.
Where does Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 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 Dallas Fort Worth International Airport have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none 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 Dallas Fort Worth International Airport'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dallas Fort Worth International Airport's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Dallas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Water Utility | Dallas | 1,356,479 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Irving | Dallas | 264,546 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Garland | Dallas | 248,822 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Grand Prairie | Dallas | 201,843 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Mesquite | Dallas | 152,020 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Carrollton | Dallas | 136,170 | 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, “Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, PWSID TX0570136, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-tx0570136 (data as of October 1, 2026).