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City of Rockport

Serves Rockport and Fulton, Aransas County, TX · 11,186 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Rockport in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TX0040002
  • ROCKPORT
  • TX
  • 11,186 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 78382
EPA system ID TX0040002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • City of Rockport buys its water from San Patricio MWD.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2022.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11,120 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 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for City of Rockport go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 1997, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1997 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

City of Rockport buys its water from San Patricio MWD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems buy water from City of Rockport.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Rockport 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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