Public water system record

City of Bangs

Serves an area of Brown County, TX that includes Bangs · 2,964 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Bangs in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX0250001
  • BANGS
  • TX
  • 2,964 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 76823
EPA system ID TX0250001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • City of Bangs buys its water from Brown County Wid 1.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 817 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
110 Sep 1, 2017 Resolved Yes

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
Public Notice
OTHER
May 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 25, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Nov 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for City of Bangs go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 1 12

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.

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

City of Bangs buys its water from Brown County Wid 1. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

City of Bangs 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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