Public water system record
Cardinal Meadows Improvement District
Serves an area of Jefferson County, TX · 207 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Cardinal Meadows Improvement District 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
- 6
Key facts
- Cardinal Meadows Improvement District buys its water from City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Texas, May 2016.
- Record on file since 1999, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 57 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, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 18, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Cardinal Meadows Improvement District go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Cardinal Meadows Improvement District between 2001 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2016 | Texas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice |
| Nov 11, 2004 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 10 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| May 30, 2001 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Cardinal Meadows Improvement District buys its water from City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept Beaumont, TX
Annual water quality report
Cardinal Meadows Improvement District 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Cardinal Meadows Improvement District for a copy.
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