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City of Hilshire Village

Serves Hilshire Village, Harris County, TX · 945 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Hilshire Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • TX1012987
  • HOUSTON
  • TX
  • 945 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77055
EPA system ID TX1012987

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • City of Hilshire Village buys its water from City of Houston.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2017.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 365 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
Treatment technique failure
 350 Mar 1, 2017 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Mar 31, 2016 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
 May 1, 2017 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 21, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for City of Hilshire Village go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 31, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Hilshire Village in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 6, 2017 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

3 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

City of Hilshire Village buys its water from City of Houston. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

City of Hilshire Village 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.

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Testing your own water

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