Public Water System

FRANKLIN WATER SYSTEMS 3

PWSID TX1520080 · Texas · 201 people served

Failing

FRANKLIN WATER SYSTEMS 3 is an EPA-regulated public water system in Texas (PWSID TX1520080). It serves an estimated 201 residents — a rural community of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, FRANKLIN WATER SYSTEMS 3 has recorded 215 EPA health-based violations. The grade of F summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Approximate state-level location.

Population

201

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

215

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for FRANKLIN WATER SYSTEMS 3 over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Nitratechemical

EPA Code 1040 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

178

violations

EPA Limit

10 mg/L

Last Reading

11 MG/L

First Reported

Jan 2021

Most Recent

Oct 2025

What this violation means

Nitrate contamination is most acute in agricultural regions where fertilizer and animal waste leach into groundwater. The immediate risk is to formula-fed infants under 6 months — high nitrate levels prevent their blood from carrying oxygen, causing 'blue baby syndrome.' Pregnant women should also avoid high-nitrate water.

Recommended precautions

→Never give untreated high-nitrate water to infants — use bottled water for formula.
→Boiling does NOT remove nitrate. Boiling concentrates it.
→Reverse osmosis, ion exchange, or distillation are the only effective home treatments.
→Private well owners in farming areas should test annually for nitrate.

Read the complete guide to Nitrate

Chromium (Total)chemical

EPA Code 1020 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.1 mg/L

Last Reading

.2 MG/L

First Reported

Apr 2022

Most Recent

Oct 2025

What this violation means

The EPA regulates total chromium, which includes both trivalent (Cr-3, an essential nutrient) and hexavalent (Cr-6, the carcinogen made famous by the Erin Brockovich case). California has set a separate Cr-6 MCL of 10 ppb; the federal standard does not yet distinguish the two.

Recommended precautions

→Reverse osmosis effectively removes chromium.
→Some specialized ion exchange resins target hexavalent chromium specifically.
→Standard carbon filters do not reliably remove chromium.

Read the complete guide to Chromium (Total)

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by FRANKLIN WATER SYSTEMS 3

DES PERES

ZIP Codes Served

63131

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID TX1520080. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact FRANKLIN WATER SYSTEMS 3 directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).