Public water system · TX1830007

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Fairplay WSC

At a glance

Fairplay WSC (PWSID TX1830007) is an active community water system in Panola County, Texas. It reports serving 738 people through 246 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

738

Service connections

246

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1830007

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served738

Service connections246

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyPanola County

How does Fairplay WSC compare with other water systems in Panola County?

By EPA's size categories, Fairplay WSC is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Panola County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is about 30% below the county average of 1,056 people per system, and accounts for 3.3% of the 22,171 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 Fairplay WSC is well 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 Fairplay WSC?

EPA lists Fairplay WSC 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. 16 of the 21 active systems in Panola County (76%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Fairplay WSC have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2013 and July 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (3 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2018-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2015-04-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2015-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2014-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-06-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Fairplay WSC: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fairplay WSC?

Fairplay WSC (PWSID TX1830007) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Fairplay WSC serve?

Fairplay WSC reports serving 738 people through 246 service connections in Panola County, Texas.

Where does Fairplay WSC 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 Fairplay WSC have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are 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 Fairplay WSC'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are 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 Fairplay WSC's water quality report?

As a community water system, Fairplay WSC 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 Panola County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Carthage	Panola	6,770	Community	Surface water
Hollands Quarter WSC	Panola	1,605	Community	Purchased surface water
Deadwood WSC	Panola	1,176	Community	Groundwater
City of Beckville	Panola	1,152	Community	Groundwater
Clayton WSC Plant 2	Panola	1,137	Community	Purchased surface water
Deberry WSC	Panola	1,101	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Fairplay WSC, PWSID TX1830007, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/fairplay-wsc-tx1830007 (data as of October 1, 2026).