Public water system record
City of Liberty
Serves Liberty, Liberty County, TX · 8,170 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Liberty 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
- 3
Key facts
- City of Liberty draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, February 2012.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 3,094 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Liberty go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Liberty in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2012 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice, E. coli |
Where the water comes from
City of Liberty draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Ames Minglewood WSC. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Liberty.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Ames Minglewood WSC Liberty, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Liberty 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