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Galveston County WCID 1

Serves Dickinson, Galveston County, TX · 30,399 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Galveston County WCID 1 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX0840001
  • DICKINSON
  • TX
  • 30,399 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77539
EPA system ID TX0840001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Galveston County WCID 1 buys its water from Gulf Coast Water Authority TX City.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,508 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2011 Active

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Galveston County WCID 1 go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 2 0
2000s 2 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 24, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 31, 1984 Archived

Where the water comes from

Galveston County WCID 1 buys its water from Gulf Coast Water Authority TX City. EPA also lists 3 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.

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Annual water quality report

Galveston County WCID 1 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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