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Gum Springs WSC 2

Serves an area of Harrison County, TX · 7,815 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Gum Springs WSC 2 in the last ten years.

  • TX1020081
  • HALLSVILLE
  • TX
  • 7,815 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 75650
EPA system ID TX1020081

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

Key facts

  • Gum Springs WSC 2 buys its water from City of Longview.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Texas, January 2015.
  • Record on file since 2007, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,809 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 2007

EPA's records for Gum Springs WSC 2 go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2014, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Gum Springs WSC 2 in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 12, 2015 Texas Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Gum Springs WSC 2 buys its water from City of Longview. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

Gum Springs WSC 2 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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