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City of Anson

Serves Anson, Jones County, TX · 3,078 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Anson in the last ten years.

  • TX1270001
  • ANSON
  • TX
  • 3,078 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 79501
EPA system ID TX1270001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • City of Anson buys its water from West Central Texas MWD.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, January 2016.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,081 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 12, 2017 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for City of Anson go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 6 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2012 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.187 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.212 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.29 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.234 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.162 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

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

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 21, 2016 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 6, 2006 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

City of Anson buys its water from West Central Texas MWD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Anson.

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Annual water quality report

City of Anson 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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Testing your own water

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