Public water system record
Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill
Serves an area of Cherokee County, TX · 447 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill buys its water from City of Rusk.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2001.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1992, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill between 2000 and 2001. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2001 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 3, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill buys its water from City of Rusk. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Rusk Rusk, TX
Annual water quality report
Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill for a copy.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells