Water utility · Shelby County · Texas

Paxton WSC

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting January 2025.

Serves about 908 people (340 connections) with groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from City of Joaquin.

  • PWSID TX2100012
  • EPA registered name: PAXTON WSC
  • EPA record checked June 26, 2026
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Mailing address
PO BOX 188
JOAQUIN, TX 75954-0188
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

15 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in 13 quarters since January 2022.
Recent health-based violations for Paxton WSC (PWSID TX2100012)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Jan–Mar 2025Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.084 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
From October 2024Lead and copper rule revisions––Resolved
Oct–Dec 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.126 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
From September 2024E. coli––Resolved
Jul–Sep 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.177 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
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PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Apr–Jun 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.173 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jan–Mar 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.219 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Oct–Dec 2023Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.221 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jul–Sep 2023Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.246 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Apr–Jun 2023Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.25 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jan–Mar 2023Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.256 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Oct–Dec 2022Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.258 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jul–Sep 2022Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.202 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Apr–Jun 2022Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.176 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jan–Mar 2022Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.113 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2023) was not detected. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 23 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 109 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on January 23, 2026.

No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.

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What is the phone number for Paxton WSC?

Paxton WSC's phone number on EPA record is 662-820-3408. Its mailing address is PO BOX 188, JOAQUIN, TX 75954-0188.

Where does Paxton WSC get its water?

According to EPA's record, Paxton WSC uses groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from City of Joaquin.

Does Paxton WSC have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 15 health-based violations for Paxton WSC in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting January 2025. EPA also lists 23 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Paxton WSC's latest lead result?

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Paxton WSC's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Paxton WSC water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Paxton WSC. Its phone number on EPA record is 662-820-3408. Its mailing address on EPA record is PO BOX 188, JOAQUIN, TX 75954-0188. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.