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Paint Creek WSC

Serves an area of Haskell County, TX · 290 people served

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

  • TX1040017
  • STAMFORD
  • TX
  • 290 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 79553
EPA system ID TX1040017

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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

  • Paint Creek WSC draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Texas, May 2015.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 436 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 2004

EPA's records for Paint Creek WSC go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 14
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 10

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

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.116 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.128 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.15 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.154 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 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)
 Jul 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)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Paint Creek WSC between 2013 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 7, 2015 Texas Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 21, 2013 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 10 violations: Chlorine

Where the water comes from

Paint Creek WSC draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from City of Stamford and North Central Texas Municipal Water Auth. 1 other community water system buys water from Paint Creek WSC.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Paint Creek 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Paint Creek WSC for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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