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City of Balch Springs

Serves Balch Springs, Dallas County, TX · 28,300 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Balch Springs in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX0570032
  • BALCH SPRINGS
  • TX
  • 28,300 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 75181
EPA system ID TX0570032

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • City of Balch Springs buys its water from Dallas Water Utility.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,814 unknown out of 6,814 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 30, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Balch Springs go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (4 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 3
2000s 4 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2007, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2007 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, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived

What the violations mean

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

City of Balch Springs buys its water from Dallas Water Utility. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

City of Balch Springs 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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