Public water system · TX1710004
ActiveValero Mckee Refinery
At a glance
Valero Mckee Refinery (PWSID TX1710004) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Moore County, Texas. It reports serving 415 people through 18 service connections. 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 December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
415
Service connections
18
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Valero Mckee Refinery compare with other water systems in Moore County?
By EPA's size categories, Valero Mckee Refinery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Moore County has 12 active public water systems, and Valero Mckee Refinery is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,696 people per system, and accounts for 2% of the 20,351 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 Valero Mckee Refinery is roughly in line with 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 Valero Mckee Refinery?
EPA lists Valero Mckee Refinery 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. 8 of the 12 active systems in Moore County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Valero Mckee Refinery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and December 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | 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.
Valero Mckee Refinery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Valero Mckee Refinery?
Valero Mckee Refinery (PWSID TX1710004) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Valero Mckee Refinery serve?
Valero Mckee Refinery reports serving 415 people through 18 service connections in Moore County, Texas.
Where does Valero Mckee Refinery 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 Valero Mckee Refinery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Valero Mckee Refinery'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 December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Valero Mckee Refinery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Valero Mckee Refinery 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 Moore County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Dumas | Moore | 14,290 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Cactus | Moore | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Sunray | Moore | 1,709 | Community | Groundwater |
| Moortex WSC | Moore | 275 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Sunset Water | Moore | 177 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Beginnings | Moore | 172 | 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, “Valero Mckee Refinery, PWSID TX1710004, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/valero-mckee-refinery-tx1710004 (data as of October 1, 2026).