Public water system record
Gonzales County WSC
Serves an area of Gonzales County, TX that includes Harwood · 10,350 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Gonzales County WSC 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
- 7
Key facts
- Gonzales County WSC draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2012.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 3,416 unknown out of 3,417 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 15, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 21, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Gonzales County WSC go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 41 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Gonzales County WSC in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2012 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 29 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Public Notice, E. coli, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Gonzales County WSC draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from City of Gonzales. It also has an emergency connection to City of Smiley. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Gonzales County WSC.
Buys water from
- City of Gonzales Gonzales, TX
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Smiley Smiley, TX
Annual water quality report
Gonzales County 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.
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.
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