Public water system record

City of Weslaco

Serves Weslaco, Hidalgo County, TX · 40,033 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Weslaco in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1080011
  • WESLACO
  • TX
  • 40,033 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 78596
EPA system ID TX1080011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • City of Weslaco draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.

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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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
May 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2013 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 6, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for City of Weslaco go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 1993, Archived.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Aug 1, 1993 Archived

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

City of Weslaco draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Weslaco. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Weslaco.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Weslaco 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.

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