Public water system record
Higgins Municipal Water System
Serves Higgins, Lipscomb County, TX · 325 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Higgins Municipal Water System 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
- 6
Key facts
- Higgins Municipal Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, September 2013.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 0 unknown out of 281 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 15, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Higgins Municipal Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Higgins Municipal Water System in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2013 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Higgins Municipal Water System draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Higgins Municipal Water System 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 Higgins Municipal Water System 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells