Public water system record
Texas County PWSD 3
Serves an area of Texas County, MO that includes Houston · 800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Texas County PWSD 3 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Texas County PWSD 3 draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Missouri, August 1996.
- Record on file since 1993, with 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 194 unknown out of 264 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 28, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Texas County PWSD 3 go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2014, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Missouri regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Texas County PWSD 3 and issued 2 boil water orders between 1994 and 1996. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1996 | Missouri | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 7, 1994 | Missouri | Boil water order | 3 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1994 | Missouri | Boil water order | 3 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Texas County PWSD 3 draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Houston PWS.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Houston PWS Houston, MO
Annual water quality report
Texas County PWSD 3 must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Missouri.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells