Public water system record
City of Hillsboro
Serves Hillsboro, Hill County, TX · 8,867 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Hillsboro 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
- 8
Key facts
- City of Hillsboro buys its water from Aquilla WSD.
- Record on file since 1979, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 34 lead and 826 unknown out of 3,244 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Hillsboro go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (4 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2010, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.004 mg/L, federal limit 0.003 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 22, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 5, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 5, 1979 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Hillsboro buys its water from Aquilla WSD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Aquilla WSD Hillsboro, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Hillsboro 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
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