Is Valley Estates Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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.

773

health-based violations

5,007

violations on file

198

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31

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
Nitrate	4640 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4700 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2013–2016
Arsenic	12.26 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 12.4 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2016
Fluoride	4895 µg/L 122% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 5070 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2016
Selenium	129.4 µg/L 259% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 50 µg/L worst single sample: 135 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	4568 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4700 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2015
Copper	47.6 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 54 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2013–2017
Bromoform	3.788 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2013–2016
TTHM	4.921 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.075 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2016
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2016
Barium	32.96 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Chromium	4.769 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.82 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.45 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2016
Lead	0.3190 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3200 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2013–2017
Antimony, Total	0.2050 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Cyanide	7.47 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Dibromochloromethane	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2013–2016
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2013–2016

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-DAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FENSTERBUSH, MICHAEL, D
Phone: 806-239-6086
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Valley Estates

Is Valley Estates tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Valley Estates'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 Valley Estates's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Arsenic, Fluoride, Selenium, Nitrate-Nitrite, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Valley Estates serve?

Valley Estates reports serving 68 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Valley Estates had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5007 violations on file for Valley Estates, of which 773 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 198 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.