Public water system · TX0590012
ActiveHereford Ethanol Partners
At a glance
Hereford Ethanol Partners (PWSID TX0590012) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Deaf Smith County, Texas. It reports serving 55 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hereford Ethanol Partners compare with other water systems in Deaf Smith County?
By EPA's size categories, Hereford Ethanol Partners is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Deaf Smith County has 6 active public water systems, and Hereford Ethanol Partners is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,824 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 16,944 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 Hereford Ethanol Partners is well below 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. 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 Hereford Ethanol Partners?
EPA lists Hereford Ethanol Partners 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. 3 of the 6 active systems in Deaf Smith County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Hereford Ethanol Partners have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between February 2021 and October 2024. By type: 6 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | 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 |
| 2023-12-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | 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.
Hereford Ethanol Partners: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hereford Ethanol Partners?
Hereford Ethanol Partners (PWSID TX0590012) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Hereford Ethanol Partners serve?
Hereford Ethanol Partners reports serving 55 people through 16 service connections in Deaf Smith County, Texas.
Where does Hereford Ethanol Partners 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 Hereford Ethanol Partners have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Hereford Ethanol Partners' 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hereford Ethanol Partners' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hereford Ethanol Partners 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 Deaf Smith County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford Municipal Water System | Deaf Smith | 16,048 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tejas Industries East Plant | Deaf Smith | 372 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Deaf Smith County Fwsd 1 | Deaf Smith | 250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walcott Isd | Deaf Smith | 171 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Tejas Industries Distribution Center | Deaf Smith | 48 | Non-transient non-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, “Hereford Ethanol Partners, PWSID TX0590012, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/hereford-ethanol-partners-tx0590012 (data as of October 1, 2026).