CITY OF BIG SPRING
PWSID: TX1140001 · Big Spring, TX · Serves 27,282 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), CITY OF BIG SPRING (PWSID TX1140001) in Big Spring, TX is listed as a CWS water system covering about 27,282 people. The same extract lists 45 health-based violation records spanning 2016-2025. Those 45 health-based rows for CITY OF BIG SPRING cover contaminants such as TTHM, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
CITY OF BIG SPRING has 45 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 2 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including TTHM, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2016–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Texas drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Texas state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- TX1140001
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Big Spring, TX
- Population Served
- 27,282
- Health Violations
- Yes (45)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 34 | 34 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 11 | 11 |
Violation History (45)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2025 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2025 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2025 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2022 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2022 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2022 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2021 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2021 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2021 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2020 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | May 1, 2016 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest CITY OF BIG SPRING on cumulative violation count (45) and EPA-reported population served (27,282). Violation-count peers include Pala North, MAKAH NEAH BAY, EPCOR - LAKESIDE. Population peers include DINUBA, CITY OF, THOMASVILLE, CITY OF, PLACER CWA - AUBURN/BOWMAN.
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About This Data
CITY OF BIG SPRING (TX1140001) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include CITY OF COAHOMA; CITY OF FORSAN. Health-based rows (45 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.