Public water system record
City of Palmer
Serves Palmer, Ellis County, TX · 3,015 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Palmer in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- City of Palmer buys its water from Rockett SUD.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, August 2017.
- Record on file since 1979, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 7 lead and 0 unknown out of 848 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.
None since October 2016.
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
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 9, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 3, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Palmer go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (12 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began January 2005, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 22, 1994 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 20, 1990 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 20, 1990 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 28, 1987 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 26, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 26, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 2, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 2, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators and EPA took 5 formal enforcement actions against City of Palmer between 1991 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2017 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice |
| Jun 26, 2001 | EPA | Penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 27, 2001 | EPA | Complaint seeking a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 3, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 25, 1991 | Texas | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Fluoride |
Where the water comes from
City of Palmer buys its water from Rockett SUD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rockett SUD Red Oak, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Palmer 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