CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
PWSID: TX1230009 · Port Arthur, TX · Serves 56,039 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), CITY OF PORT ARTHUR (PWSID TX1230009) in Port Arthur, TX is listed as a CWS water system covering about 56,039 people. The same extract lists 5 health-based violation records spanning 2024-2025. Those 5 health-based rows for CITY OF PORT ARTHUR cover contaminants such as Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR has 5 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. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2024–2025. 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)
- TX1230009
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Port Arthur, TX
- Population Served
- 56,039
- Health Violations
- Yes (5)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 5 | 5 |
Violation History (5)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
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Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest CITY OF PORT ARTHUR on cumulative violation count (5) and EPA-reported population served (56,039). Violation-count peers include Jemez Pueblo, Acoma Main, OMAHA TRIBE PWS. Population peers include KANNAPOLIS, CITY OF, MONTE VISTA WD, CITY OF SOUTHAVEN.
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About This Data
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR (TX1230009) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Health-based rows in this extract are MCL and Treatment Technique records spanning 2024-2025 covering Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Historical registry entries, 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.