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Eastland County Water Supply District

Serves an area of Eastland County, TX · Population served not reported

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Eastland County Water Supply District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • TX0670019
  • RANGER
  • TX
  • 0 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 76470
EPA system ID TX0670019

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
10
Resolved
10
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
22

Key facts

  • Eastland County Water Supply District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Chlorite, 1.34 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2019.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2 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
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 1, 2020 Resolved No
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.34 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 210 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved Yes
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 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 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Chlorine dioxide
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
 210 Mar 1, 2017 Resolved No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2023 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2021 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 31, 2018 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 3, 2017 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 31, 2017 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 14, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 10, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Eastland County Water Supply District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 5 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 9 14
2020s 1 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorite, began November 2015, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.9 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Nov 1, 2015 Resolved
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.2 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.133 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Eastland County Water Supply District between 2018 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 18, 2019 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 10, 2018 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (3 health-based): Public Notice, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

4 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Chlorite

1 incident

Test results for Chlorite were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Chlorine dioxide

1 incident

Chlorine dioxide levels were above the federal maximum residual disinfectant level.

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Eastland County Water Supply District draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Eastland County Water Supply District.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Eastland County Water Supply District 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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