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Aransas Bay Utilities

Serves Lamar, Aransas County, TX · 1,062 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Aransas Bay Utilities in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • TX0040018
  • DES PERES
  • MO
  • 1,062 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 63131
EPA system ID TX0040018

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Aransas Bay Utilities draws water from 3 wells.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 240 unknown out of 364 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Mar 31, 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
 Oct 26, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 10, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Aransas Bay Utilities go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 0 3

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Aransas Bay Utilities draws water from 3 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Aransas Bay Utilities. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Aransas Bay Utilities.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Aransas Bay Utilities 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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