CITY OF BAY CITY
PWSID: TX1610001 · Bay City, TX · Serves 18,061 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), CITY OF BAY CITY (PWSID TX1610001) in Bay City, TX is listed as a CWS water system covering about 18,061 people. The same extract lists 20 health-based violation records spanning 2021-2025. Those 20 health-based rows for CITY OF BAY CITY cover contaminants such as Arsenic, Revised Total Coliform Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
CITY OF BAY CITY has 20 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 Arsenic, Revised Total Coliform Rule. Recorded violations span 2021–2025. 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)
- TX1610001
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Bay City, TX
- Population Served
- 18,061
- Health Violations
- Yes (20)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | 19 | 19 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | 1 | 1 |
Violation History (20)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Yes | Aug 23, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest CITY OF BAY CITY on cumulative violation count (20) and EPA-reported population served (18,061). Violation-count peers include Yerington (Campbell Ranch), GENTRY WATERWORKS, MULBERRY WATERWORKS. Population peers include CURRY WATER AUTHORITY, DEMOREST, WOODMOOR WSD.
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About This Data
CITY OF BAY CITY (TX1610001) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include CITY OF PALACIOS; MATAGORDA WSC; MATAGORDA COUNTY WCID 6; MARKHAM MUD. Health-based rows (20 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.