Public water system · TX0560016
ActiveHilmar Cheese Company
At a glance
Hilmar Cheese Company (PWSID TX0560016) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dallam County, Texas. It reports serving 570 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
570
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hilmar Cheese Company compare with other water systems in Dallam County?
By EPA's size categories, Hilmar Cheese Company is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dallam County has 4 active public water systems, and Hilmar Cheese Company is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,325 people per system, and accounts for 6.1% of the 9,299 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 Hilmar Cheese Company is about 33% above 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 Hilmar Cheese Company?
EPA lists Hilmar Cheese Company 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. 2 of the 4 active systems in Dallam County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Hilmar Cheese Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and July 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | 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 |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Hilmar Cheese Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hilmar Cheese Company?
Hilmar Cheese Company (PWSID TX0560016) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Hilmar Cheese Company serve?
Hilmar Cheese Company reports serving 570 people through 1 service connection in Dallam County, Texas.
Where does Hilmar Cheese Company 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 Hilmar Cheese Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is 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 Hilmar Cheese Company'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hilmar Cheese Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hilmar Cheese Company 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 Dallam County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhart Municipal Water System | Dallam | 8,256 | Community | Groundwater |
| Texline Municipal Water System | Dallam | 448 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cross Integrated Transport | Dallam | 25 | Transient non-community | Purchased 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, “Hilmar Cheese Company, PWSID TX0560016, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/hilmar-cheese-company-tx0560016 (data as of October 1, 2026).