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Texas

Karnes County drinking water quality

8 active public water systems serve 19,462 people in Karnes County. 0 are compliant, 8 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 2 are designated serious violators, and 1 carries a health flag.

Active systems 8 5 community systems
People served 19K by public water systems
Systems with violations 8 100% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 2 1 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

City of Karnes City TX1280001 · Community water system · Serves 4,269 5 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and Public Notification Rule.
Jericho Ranch RV Park TX1280017 · Transient non-community system · Serves 156 3 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: E. coli (Escherichia coli), Public Notification Rule, and Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
City of Runge TX1280003 · Community water system · Serves 1,482 3 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Consumer Confidence Rule (CCR), Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), and Public Notification Rule.

Community water systems

5 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
City of Kenedy
6,454 4 0
EL Oso WSC
6,288 2 0
City of Karnes City
4,269 5 1
City of Runge
1,482 3 3
City of Falls City
514 5 1
Non-community systems (3: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Conocophillips Kenedy Office
175 1 0
Jericho Ranch RV Park
156 3 2
Cissys RV Ranch
124 2 1
Inactive systems (5, no longer operating or reporting)

Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.

About this data

Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Texas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.