Public water system record
City of Ranger
Serves Ranger, Eastland County, TX · 2,629 people served
Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 35 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Ranger in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 11
- Resolved
- 11
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 35
Key facts
- City of Ranger buys its water from Eastland County Water Supply District.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, January 2018.
- Record on file since 1993, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 997 service lines.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | May 4, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Dec 31, 2013 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 30, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 23, 2023 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 20, 2022 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 16, 2019 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 16, 2019 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 26, 2017 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 23, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 20, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 31, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 10, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Ranger go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 73 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 70 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 31, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.114 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.145 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.17 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.161 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Ranger between 2014 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2018 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 15 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 13, 2016 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 23 violations (2 health-based): Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 17 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate, Nitrite |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
5 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
5 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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 Ranger buys its water from Eastland County Water Supply District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems buy water from City of Ranger.
Buys water from
- Eastland County Water Supply District Ranger, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- Morton Valley WSC Eastland, TX
- Staff WSC Lacasa Area Ranger, TX
- Staff WSC Olden Area Ranger, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Ranger 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.
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