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City of Gainesville

Serves an area of Cooke County, TX that includes Gainesville · 18,107 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Gainesville in the last ten years.

  • TX0490001
  • GAINESVILLE
  • TX
  • 18,107 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 76240
EPA system ID TX0490001

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

Key facts

  • City of Gainesville draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, January 2017.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,653 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Gainesville go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (5 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 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)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Gainesville in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 20, 2017 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

City of Gainesville draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Woodbine Special Utility District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Gainesville.

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Annual water quality report

City of Gainesville 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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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.

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