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City of Sweeny

Serves Sweeny, Brazoria County, TX · 3,978 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Sweeny in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • TX0200009
  • SWEENY
  • TX
  • 3,978 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 77480
EPA system ID TX0200009

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
19

Key facts

  • City of Sweeny draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, January 2019.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,453 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 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
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
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 19, 2021 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 2, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 4, 2019 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 10, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 10, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 4, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 13, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for City of Sweeny go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 10
2020s 0 8

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Sweeny in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 29, 2019 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

3 incidents

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 each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

City of Sweeny draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

City of Sweeny 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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