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Fort Gates WSC

At a glance

Fort Gates WSC (PWSID TX0500017) is an active community water system in Coryell County, Texas. It reports serving 2,500 people through 908 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

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

Population served

2,500

Service connections

908

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0500017

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,500

Service connections908

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyCoryell County

How does Fort Gates WSC compare with other water systems in Coryell County?

By EPA's size categories, Fort Gates WSC is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Coryell County has 13 active public water systems, and Fort Gates WSC is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 57% below the county average of 5,796 people per system, and accounts for 3.3% of the 75,353 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 Fort Gates WSC is about 63% 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. 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 Fort Gates WSC?

EPA lists Fort Gates 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. 12 of the 13 active systems in Coryell County (92%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Fort Gates WSC have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between March 2019 and December 2024. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 required treatment not met, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2024-12-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-09-29	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-12-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2019-06-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-06-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2019-03-31	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved

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.

Fort Gates WSC: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fort Gates WSC?

Fort Gates WSC (PWSID TX0500017) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Fort Gates WSC serve?

Fort Gates WSC reports serving 2,500 people through 908 service connections in Coryell County, Texas.

Where does Fort Gates WSC 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 Fort Gates WSC have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Fort Gates 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fort Gates WSC's water quality report?

As a community water system, Fort Gates 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 Coryell County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Copperas Cove	Coryell	41,669	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Gatesville	Coryell	16,135	Community	Surface water
Coryell City Water Supply District	Coryell	6,042	Community	Purchased surface water
Multi-County WSC	Coryell	3,631	Community	Purchased surface water
Mountain WSC	Coryell	2,400	Community	Purchased surface water
Topsey WSC	Coryell	963	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, “Fort Gates WSC, PWSID TX0500017, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/fort-gates-wsc-tx0500017 (data as of October 1, 2026).