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COLUMBUS, TX · Colorado County

CITY OF COLUMBUS Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

CITY OF COLUMBUS must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for CITY OF COLUMBUS.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Texas’s official records. Always confirm current status with Texas before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID)
TX0450001
System type
Community Water System
Population served
3,739
Service connections
1,806
Ownership
local government
Water source
groundwater (wells)

CITY OF COLUMBUS is one of 817 community water systems in Texas in the 3,301 to 10,000 people size category, serving 3,739 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 1 entry in 2020, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2020.

None of the 1 are monitoring or reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset; these involve water-quality, treatment, or public-notice findings instead. The record involves the Consumer Confidence Rule.

Violation history

  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

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    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2020 – October 29, 2020

    Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state

Enforcement actions

Common questions

Is CITY OF COLUMBUS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. CITY OF COLUMBUS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is CITY OF COLUMBUS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

CITY OF COLUMBUS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

Does CITY OF COLUMBUS have any open drinking water violations on record?

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for CITY OF COLUMBUS.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

WARSCHAK, DONALD

979-732-2366

COLUMBUS, TX 78934-0087