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Brushy Creek WSC

Serves an area of Anderson County, TX · 4,866 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Brushy Creek WSC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TX0010036
  • MONTALBA
  • TX
  • 4,866 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 75853
EPA system ID TX0010036

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Brushy Creek WSC draws water from 5 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, November 2019.
  • Record on file since 2013, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,633 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 2, 2022 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 28, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 27, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2013

EPA's records for Brushy Creek WSC go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 2
2020s 1 2

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Brushy Creek WSC in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 5, 2019 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice, E. coli

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Brushy Creek WSC draws water from 5 wells.

Annual water quality report

Brushy Creek WSC 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

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