Public water system record
Texas State University - San Marcos
Serves San Marcos, Hays County, TX · 43,552 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Texas State University - San Marcos in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Texas State University - San Marcos draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, November 2016.
- Record on file since 2010, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 0 unknown out of 90 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2010
EPA's records for Texas State University - San Marcos go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Texas State University - San Marcos in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2016 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 9 violations (1 health-based): E. coli, Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice |
Where the water comes from
Texas State University - San Marcos draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to City of San Marcos.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of San Marcos San Marcos, TX
Annual water quality report
Texas State University - San Marcos 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells