Public water system record

Eastern Cass WSC

Serves an area of Cass County, TX that includes McLeod and Bivins · 2,670 people served

Federal records show 15 health-based violations and 64 monitoring/reporting issues for Eastern Cass WSC in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX0340068
  • BIVINS
  • TX
  • 2,670 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 75555
EPA system ID TX0340068

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
15
Resolved
8
Unresolved
1
Archived by EPA
6
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
64

Key facts

  • Eastern Cass WSC draws water from 5 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.137 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2022.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 824 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.136 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.115 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.137 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.121 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.123 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 22, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 28, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 27, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
May 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 17, 2024 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 29, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 18, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 26, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Mar 31, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 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
Jul 1, 2023 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
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 22, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Mar 11, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 22, 2020 Resolved
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 31, 2014 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Eastern Cass WSC go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 10 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 11 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 40
2020s 15 23

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

Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.121 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.132 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.133 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
Oct 1, 2009 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, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0888 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Eastern Cass WSC between 2008 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 7, 2022 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 8 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 7, 2015 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 11 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice
Sep 22, 2008 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 10 violations (10 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

14 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

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

Eastern Cass WSC draws water from 5 wells.

Annual water quality report

Eastern Cass WSC 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

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.