Public water system record
Fritch Municipal Water Supply
Serves an area of Hutchinson County, TX that includes Fritch and Lake Meredith Estates · 5,636 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Fritch Municipal Water Supply in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Fritch Municipal Water Supply draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2015.
- Record on file since 2010, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,217 unknown out of 2,217 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 15, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 13, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 5, 2016 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 12, 2010 | Resolved |
Full record since 2010
EPA's records for Fritch Municipal Water Supply go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Fritch Municipal Water Supply in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2015 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, E. coli |
Where the water comes from
Fritch Municipal Water Supply draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Hi Texas Water Corporation. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Fritch Municipal Water Supply.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Hi Texas Water Corporation Houston, TX
Annual water quality report
Fritch Municipal Water Supply 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