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City of Rule

Serves Rule, Haskell County, TX · 948 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Rule in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX1040003
  • RULE
  • TX
  • 948 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 79547
EPA system ID TX1040003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • City of Rule draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, December 2015.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 360 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 22, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 21, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for City of Rule go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 25 health-based violations (16 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 1 0
1990s 9 2
2000s 6 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 9 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.116 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.59 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2002 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.49 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.57 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1999 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1999 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1997 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 20, 1994 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 12, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1991 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 16, 1979 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Rule between 1995 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 5, 2015 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 1, 1995 Texas Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate

Where the water comes from

City of Rule draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth.

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Annual water quality report

City of Rule 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.

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

Testing your own water

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