Public water system · TX0610039

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Town of Ponder

At a glance

Town of Ponder (PWSID TX0610039) is an active community water system in Denton County, Texas. It reports serving 2,711 people through 1,229 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023.

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

Population served

2,711

Service connections

1,229

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0610039

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,711

Service connections1,229

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyDenton County

How does Town of Ponder compare with other water systems in Denton County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Ponder is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Denton County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,202 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 809,752 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 Town of Ponder is about 60% 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 Town of Ponder?

EPA lists Town of Ponder 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. 43 of the 88 active systems in Denton County (49%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Ponder have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and August 2023. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 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. 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
2023-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-06-22	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2022-01-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2016-07-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2014-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1991-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

All 10 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.

Town of Ponder: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Ponder?

Town of Ponder (PWSID TX0610039) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Ponder serve?

Town of Ponder reports serving 2,711 people through 1,229 service connections in Denton County, Texas.

Where does Town of Ponder 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 Town of Ponder have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. 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 Town of Ponder'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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Ponder's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Ponder 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 Denton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Denton	Denton	150,037	Community	Surface water
City of Lewisville	Denton	140,880	Community	Surface water
Mustang Sud	Denton	110,826	Community	Purchased surface water
Town of Flower Mound	Denton	80,000	Community	Purchased surface water
City of the Colony	Denton	45,367	Community	Purchased surface water
Town of Little Elm	Denton	41,000	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, “Town of Ponder, PWSID TX0610039, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/town-of-ponder-tx0610039 (data as of October 1, 2026).