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Lincoln WSC

Serves an area of Lee County, TX · 750 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Lincoln WSC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TX1440006
  • LINCOLN
  • TX
  • 750 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 78948
EPA system ID TX1440006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
9
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Lincoln WSC draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, December 2019.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 278 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 16, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 2, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 8, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 8, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 24, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 4, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Lincoln WSC go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 13
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 8 5
2020s 1 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2010, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lincoln WSC in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 17, 2019 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 9 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

9 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Lincoln WSC draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Lee County WSC.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Lincoln WSC 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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