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City of Danbury

Serves Danbury, Brazoria County, TX · 1,673 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Danbury in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.

  • TX0200011
  • DANBURY
  • TX
  • 1,673 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 77534
EPA system ID TX0200011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
27

Key facts

  • City of Danbury draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, April 2018.
  • Record on file since 2009, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 90 unknown out of 800 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
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 16, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 25, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 2, 2017 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 19, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 19, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 11, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 8, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 8, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 25, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 4, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 15, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 2, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 13, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 29, 2015 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 31, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 19, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 12, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved

Full record since 2009

EPA's records for City of Danbury go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 11 30
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Danbury between 2015 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 10, 2018 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 12 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Chlorine
Jun 4, 2015 Texas Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations (10 health-based): Arsenic, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Arsenic

1 incident

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

City of Danbury draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

City of Danbury 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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