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City of Leona

Serves Leona, Leon County, TX · 264 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Leona in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1450008
  • MARQUEZ
  • TX
  • 264 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 77865
EPA system ID TX1450008

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
17

Key facts

  • City of Leona draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, August 2022.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 83 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

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 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 19, 2022 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 25, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2014 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for City of Leona go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 14
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 6
2020s 1 6

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Leona between 2018 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 15, 2022 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 12, 2018 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 8 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Lead and Copper Rule

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.

Where the water comes from

City of Leona draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Southeast WSC Water System 3.

Emergency or part-time connections to

  • Southeast WSC Water System 3 Centerville, TX

Annual water quality report

City of Leona 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 City of Leona 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.

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