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City of Mabank

Serves an area of Kaufman County and Henderson County, TX that includes Mabank · 15,207 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Mabank in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1290005
  • MABANK
  • TX
  • 15,207 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 75147
EPA system ID TX1290005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • City of Mabank draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, November 2004.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,625 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Jan 8, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 15, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 13, 2022 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Mabank go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (6 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 3
2000s 6 11
2020s 2 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2004, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Mabank in 2004, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 26, 2004 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 28, 2004 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

City of Mabank draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Mabank. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Mabank.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Mabank 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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