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City of San Benito

Serves San Benito and Brownsville, Cameron County, TX · 24,250 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of San Benito in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • TX0310007
  • SAN BENITO
  • TX
  • 24,250 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 78586
EPA system ID TX0310007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • City of San Benito draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 60 unknown out of 60 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved Yes

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
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for City of San Benito go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (5 resolved, 11 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 4 0
1990s 7 5
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1997 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1988 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 24, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 8, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 19, 1984 Archived

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

City of San Benito draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Harlingen Water Works System.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

City of San Benito 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.

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