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City of Asherton

Serves Asherton, Dimmit County, TX · 1,225 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Asherton in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX0640011
  • ASHERTON
  • TX
  • 1,225 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 78827
EPA system ID TX0640011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
25

Key facts

  • City of Asherton draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, April 2015.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 368 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
 May 15, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Asherton go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 13
2000s 0 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 24

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2014, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Asherton in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 23, 2015 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Lead and Copper 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

City of Asherton draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Asherton 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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Testing your own water

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