Public water system record
K & B Waterworks
Serves Santa Fe, Galveston County, TX · 81 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 34 monitoring/reporting issues for K & B Waterworks in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 34
Key facts
- K & B Waterworks draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, September 2018.
- Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 6, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 5, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 3, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 29, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2016 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for K & B Waterworks go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 82 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 43 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 39 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 11 |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against K & B Waterworks between 2012 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2018 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 9 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 30, 2012 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 34 violations: Public Notice, Mercury, Selenium, Chlorine, Nitrate |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
K & B Waterworks draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
K & B Waterworks 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask K & B Waterworks for a copy.
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