Public water system · TX1750018

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Purdon Water

At a glance

Purdon Water (PWSID TX1750018) is an active community water system in Navarro County, Texas. It reports serving 528 people through 176 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

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

Population served

528

Service connections

176

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1750018

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served528

Service connections176

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyNavarro County

How does Purdon Water compare with other water systems in Navarro County?

By EPA's size categories, Purdon Water is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Navarro County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,101 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 68,219 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 Purdon Water 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. 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 Purdon Water?

EPA lists Purdon Water 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. 5 of the 22 active systems in Navarro County (23%) are also privately owned.

Does Purdon Water have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and January 2026. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2026-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2025-05-01	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
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-09-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2007-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Purdon Water: frequently asked questions

Who runs Purdon Water?

Purdon Water (PWSID TX1750018) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Purdon Water serve?

Purdon Water reports serving 528 people through 176 service connections in Navarro County, Texas.

Where does Purdon Water 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 Purdon Water have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Purdon Water'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 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Purdon Water's water quality report?

As a community water system, Purdon Water 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 Navarro County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Corsicana Pws	Navarro	25,885	Community	Surface water
Rice WSC	Navarro	10,167	Community	Purchased surface water
Chatfield WSC	Navarro	6,546	Community	Purchased surface water
M E N WSC	Navarro	4,040	Community	Purchased surface water
Navarro Mills WSC	Navarro	3,852	Community	Purchased surface water
Corbet WSC	Navarro	3,234	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, “Purdon Water, PWSID TX1750018, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/purdon-water-tx1750018 (data as of October 1, 2026).