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City of Cottonwood Shores

Serves Cottonwood Shores, Burnet County, TX · 2,157 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Cottonwood Shores in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX0270013
  • COTTONWOOD SHORES
  • TX
  • 2,157 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 78657
EPA system ID TX0270013

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

Key facts

  • City of Cottonwood Shores draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, March 2006.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 764 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.

None since October 2016.

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 1, 2025 Active
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 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
 Dec 30, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 25, 2021 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 21, 2020 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 6, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 6, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Cottonwood Shores go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 12 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 9

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2006, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.136 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.137 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Cottonwood Shores in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 6, 2006 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 12 violations (12 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

City of Cottonwood Shores draws water from 2 surface water intakes.

Annual water quality report

City of Cottonwood Shores 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.

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