Public water system record
City of Stamford
Serves Stamford, Jones County, TX · 3,101 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Stamford 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Stamford draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, August 2015.
- Record on file since 1992, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 64 unknown out of 1,413 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Stamford go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 11 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began September 2015, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.136 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.126 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.125 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Stamford in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2015 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations (7 health-based): Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
City of Stamford draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 4 other community water systems buy water from City of Stamford.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Lueders Lueders, TX
- Ericksdahl WSC Stamford, TX
- Paint Creek WSC Stamford, TX
- Sagerton WSC Stamford, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Stamford 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