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Ej Water Company

Serves an area of Gregg County, TX · 312 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Ej Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX0920023
  • KILGORE
  • TX
  • 312 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 75662
EPA system ID TX0920023

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
17

Key facts

  • Ej Water Company draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, April 2013.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 0 unknown out of 47 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 23, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 4, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Ej Water Company go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (9 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 5
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 9 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 8
2020s 1 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2013, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ej Water Company in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 29, 2013 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 10 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), E. coli

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Ej Water Company draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Ej Water Company 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 Ej Water Company for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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