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Barton WSC

Serves an area of Erath County, TX · 1,104 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Barton WSC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • TX0720013
  • GORDON
  • TX
  • 1,104 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 76453
EPA system ID TX0720013

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Barton WSC buys its water from City of Gordon.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, May 2016.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 375 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Oct 1, 2017 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
 Nov 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 10, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 10, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Barton WSC go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 14 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 21
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.143 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.143 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.145 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.123 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.156 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.161 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.168 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.209 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Barton WSC in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 25, 2016 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 15 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Chlorine, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Barton WSC buys its water from City of Gordon. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

Barton WSC 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

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