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TBCD West Treatment Plant

Serves an area of Chambers County, TX that includes Oak Island · 7,695 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for TBCD West Treatment Plant in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • TX0360030
  • STOWELL
  • TX
  • 7,695 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 77661
EPA system ID TX0360030

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • TBCD West Treatment Plant draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, March 2006.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,953 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 Feb 1, 2021 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Feb 1, 2021 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for TBCD West Treatment Plant go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 14 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 2 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2013, Resolved.

Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.143 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.206 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.286 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.282 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.253 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.183 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against TBCD West Treatment Plant in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 23, 2006 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 13 violations (13 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

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

TBCD West Treatment Plant draws water from 3 surface water intakes. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to TBCD West Treatment Plant.

Annual water quality report

TBCD West Treatment Plant 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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