Public water system record
Baylor WSC
Serves an area of Baylor County, TX · 2,838 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Baylor WSC in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Baylor WSC draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Texas, September 1991.
- Record on file since 1980, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 81 unknown out of 1,226 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 3, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Baylor WSC go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (8 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | 0 |
| 1990s | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 1998, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 27, 1995 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 21, 1992 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 21, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 21, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 21, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 30, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 4, 1980 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 4, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Baylor WSC in 1991, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 1991.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 1991 | Texas | Signed compliance agreement | 8 violations (8 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Baylor WSC draws water from 9 wells. It also buys water from City of Seymour. 2 other community water systems buy water from Baylor WSC.
Buys water from
- City of Seymour Seymour, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Megargel Megargel, TX
- City of Seymour Seymour, TX
Annual water quality report
Baylor 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
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells