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City of Stephenville

Serves Stephenville, Erath County, TX · 23,110 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Stephenville in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX0720002
  • STEPHENVILLE
  • TX
  • 23,110 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 76401
EPA system ID TX0720002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • City of Stephenville draws water from 34 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 1992.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 13 unknown out of 7,107 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 10, 2012 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Stephenville go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1992, Archived.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Stephenville in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 1992.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 2, 1992 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

City of Stephenville draws water from 34 wells. It also buys water from Upper Leon River MWD.

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Annual water quality report

City of Stephenville 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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