Is City of Shallowater Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lubbock

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

105

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	309.5 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 420.5 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	45.395 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 55 pCi/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2990 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	114.75 µg/L 383% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 30 µg/L worst single sample: 118 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	17.26 pCi/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 31 pCi/L	13/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0023 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
Bromoform	35.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.9 µg/L	7/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	11.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.2 µg/L	7/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.37 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	7/26	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	22.47 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 26.7 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	10.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	51.04 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 55.5 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	15.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.7 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2978 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2990 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2015
Arsenic	4.9405 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	98.78 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 99 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	2.3955 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.071 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.545 pCi/L 51% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.6 pCi/L	2/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1380.5 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1390 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Cyanide	27.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	4.69 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: POTTER, ROYKING
Phone: 806-696-4300
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Shallowater

Is City of Shallowater tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in City of Shallowater's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in City of Shallowater's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Nitrate, Combined Uranium, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Shallowater serve?

City of Shallowater reports serving 3,119 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Shallowater had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 105 violations on file for City of Shallowater, of which 71 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.