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Laguna Madre Water District

Serves Laguna Vista, South Padre Island, Port Isabel and 1 more place, Cameron County, TX · 46,674 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Laguna Madre Water District in the last ten years.

  • TX0310005
  • PORT ISABEL
  • TX
  • 46,674 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 78578
EPA system ID TX0310005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Laguna Madre Water District draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, February 2016.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,807 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
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Laguna Madre Water District go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 24 health-based violations (21 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 3
2000s 3 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 17 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.118 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2010 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2007 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1998 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Laguna Madre Water District between 2013 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 23, 2016 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 7, 2015 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (4 health-based): Public Notice, Total Coliform, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 14, 2013 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (4 health-based): Asbestos, Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Laguna Madre Water District draws water from 2 surface water intakes.

Annual water quality report

Laguna Madre Water District 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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

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