Water Service Outages in Texas by City
The most common health-based drinking water violation in Texas since 2015 involves contaminant averages over the limit; 1,854 of 4,749 systems have had at least one violation.
Texas drinking water record
Busiest year: 2024 (2,288 violations). Counted by the year the violation period began. Source: EPA SDWIS.
- Community water systems: 4,749 active systems serve about 33,188,144 people. 3,579 of them (75%) serve 3,300 people or fewer; 3,393 draw mainly on groundwater and 1,330 on surface water.
- Health-based violations since 2015: 15,434, at 1,854 systems (39% of all systems). That share is 37th of 50 states (1 = lowest).
- Most common problems: contaminant averages over the limit (11,604); contaminant readings over the limit (1,068); surface water treatment (378). Source: EPA SDWIS
- Largest system: City of Houston, about 2,970,543 people, with 1 health-based violation since 2015. Source: EPA SDWIS
- Housing age: the median Texas home was built in 1992 (US 1980). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25035)
- Storm damage to water service: NOAA storm narratives mention water mains, boil water notices or lost water service in 9 episodes in Texas since 2015. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- October 23, 2025, Scurry (flash flood): “Flash Flooding was reported on multiple roadways in Snyder, including at 19th and 17th Streets, Ave. O, 25th and 26th Streets, and near the water plant.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- December 13, 2022, Collin (tornado): “The tornado continued to do damage to several structures including a water plant and several single family homes until it lifted near State Highway 11 west of Bailey.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
| System | People served | Main source | Health violations since 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Houston | 2,970,543 | Surface water | 1 |
| San Antonio Water System | 2,643,729 | Bought surface water | 0 |
| Dallas Water Utility | 1,356,479 | Surface water | 0 |
| City of Austin Water & Wastewater | 1,115,323 | Surface water | 5 |
| City of Fort Worth | 955,900 | Surface water | 1 |
| El Paso Water Utilities | 747,168 | Surface water | 0 |
Source: EPA SDWIS.
Texas is 1st of 5 (1 = lowest share). Source: EPA SDWIS.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Texas, city by city
20 Texas cities on this site and the water utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our water service outage guide.
- Houston Houston Public Works
- San Antonio San Antonio Water System (SAWS)
- Dallas Dallas Water Utilities
- Austin Austin Water
- Fort Worth Fort Worth Water
- El Paso El Paso Water
- Arlington Arlington Water Utilities
- Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Water
- Plano City of Plano Public Works
- Lubbock Lubbock Water Utilities
- Irving City of Irving Water Utilities
- Laredo Laredo Utilities
- Garland Garland Water Utilities
- Amarillo City of Amarillo Utilities
- Grand Prairie Grand Prairie Water Utilities
- Brownsville Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB)
- McAllen McAllen Public Utility
- Round Rock City of Round Rock Utilities
- Abilene City of Abilene Water Utilities
- Beaumont City of Beaumont Water Utilities
Frequently asked questions
Is there a water service outage in Texas right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Texas in the last 24 hours.
How many public water systems are in Texas?
EPA records list 4,749 active community water systems in Texas, serving about 33,188,144 people. 75% serve 3,300 people or fewer.
How common are drinking water violations in Texas?
Since 2015, 1,854 of 4,749 community water systems in Texas (39%) have had at least one health-based violation, 15,434 in total.
What is the largest water system in Texas?
City of Houston, which EPA records list as serving about 2,970,543 people.
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Texas with Water Service Outages Information
Abilene
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 125,182
City of Abilene Water Utilities
Amarillo
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 200,393
City of Amarillo Utilities
Arlington
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 398,854
Arlington Water Utilities
Beaumont
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 115,282
City of Beaumont Water Utilities
Brownsville
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 186,738
Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB)
Corpus Christi
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 326,586
Corpus Christi Water
Dallas
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 1,343,573
Dallas Water Utilities
Fort Worth
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 918,915
Fort Worth Water
Garland
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 246,018
Garland Water Utilities
Grand Prairie
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 196,100
Grand Prairie Water Utilities
Houston
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 2,320,268
Houston Public Works
Irving
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 256,684
City of Irving Water Utilities
Lubbock
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 258,862
Lubbock Water Utilities
McAllen
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 142,210
McAllen Public Utility
Plano
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 285,494
City of Plano Public Works
Round Rock
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 128,812
City of Round Rock Utilities
San Antonio
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 1,547,253
San Antonio Water System (SAWS)