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City of Elsa

Serves Elsa, Hidalgo County, TX · 5,500 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Elsa in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX1080005
  • ELSA
  • TX
  • 5,500 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 78543
EPA system ID TX1080005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
22

Key facts

  • City of Elsa draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, November 2016.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,187 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, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 9, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 6, 2016 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 12, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 26, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 11, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 5, 2016 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 8, 2016 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 11, 2016 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 18, 2016 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 8, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for City of Elsa go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 75 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 3
2000s 4 31
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 41
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 7
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2006, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Elsa between 2006 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 16, 2016 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 15 violations: Public Notice, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule
May 28, 2006 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

City of Elsa draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to North Alamo WSC.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

City of Elsa 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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