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Falfurrias Utility Board Encino

Serves Encino, Brooks County, TX · 225 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Falfurrias Utility Board Encino in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX0240011
  • FALFURRIAS
  • TX
  • 225 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 78355
EPA system ID TX0240011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Falfurrias Utility Board Encino draws water from 2 wells.
  • Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5 unknown out of 5 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 REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 15, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2021 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 23, 2021 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for Falfurrias Utility Board Encino go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 7

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Falfurrias Utility Board Encino draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Falfurrias Utility Board Encino 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Falfurrias Utility Board Encino for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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