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Old Alton Water

Serves an area of Denton County, TX · 69 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Old Alton Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX0610268
  • DENTON
  • TX
  • 69 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 76201
EPA system ID TX0610268

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
28

Key facts

  • Old Alton Water buys its water from City of Denton.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, December 2017.
  • Record on file since 2011, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 18 unknown out of 18 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 30, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 23, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 13, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 3, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 10, 2015 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 2011

EPA's records for Old Alton Water go back to 2011. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 28
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 11
2020s 1 6

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Old Alton Water in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 15, 2017 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 14 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Chlorine, Consumer Confidence Rule

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

Old Alton Water buys its water from City of Denton. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Old Alton Water 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 Old Alton Water for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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