TX / Copperas Cove
TX · Tap water records
Copperas Cove tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Copperas Cove. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Copperas Cove is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 42,632 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 8 violations across the community water system(s) serving Copperas Cove, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
City Of Copperas Cove
41,669 served · surface water · PWSID TX0500001 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in December 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Topsey Wsc
963 served · surface water · PWSID TX0500005 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2012 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 2015 and April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.