Public water system record

City of New Home

Serves New Home, Lynn County, TX · 965 people served

Federal records show 54 health-based violations and 29 monitoring/reporting issues for City of New Home in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

TX1530004
NEW HOME
TX
965 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 79383

EPA system ID TX1530004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 54
Resolved: 16
Unresolved: 1
Archived by EPA: 37
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 29

Key facts

City of New Home draws water from 4 wells.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit), 2017.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2019.
Record on file since 1978, with 116 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2023	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.5 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2023	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2022	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.5 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2022	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2022	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2019	Resolved	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2018	Resolved	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2017	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	330	Jul 1, 2017	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)	330	Apr 1, 2017	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)	330	Jan 1, 2017	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	330	Oct 1, 2016	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	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	Dec 3, 2025	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Jul 30, 2025	Active
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2025	Active
Public Notice OTHER	May 1, 2025	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Feb 12, 2025	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Nov 19, 2024	Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT	Oct 17, 2024	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Aug 6, 2024	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Feb 2, 2024	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Aug 11, 2023	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Jul 28, 2023	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Dec 22, 2022	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Dec 8, 2022	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Feb 9, 2022	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Oct 28, 2021	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Feb 18, 2021	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Feb 18, 2021	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Dec 31, 2020	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Dec 31, 2020	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Oct 1, 2020	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	May 1, 2019	Resolved
Chlorine Monitoring and reporting	Apr 1, 2019	Resolved
Chlorine Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Jun 2, 2018	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Oct 1, 2016	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Oct 1, 2015	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Nov 20, 2012	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Aug 3, 2012	Resolved

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for City of New Home go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 116 health-based violations (59 resolved, 57 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1970s	3	0
1980s	8	0
1990s	5	0
2000s	45	1
2010 to October 18, 2016	55	13
October 19, 2016 to 2019	19	4
2020s	34	21

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2016, Archived.

Show all 116 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2016	Archived
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2016	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	Jul 1, 2016	Resolved
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	Apr 1, 2016	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2016	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 5.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2016	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2016	Archived
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2015	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 5.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2015	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2015	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 5.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2015	Resolved
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 5.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2015	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2015	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2015	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2015	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2014	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2014	Archived
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2014	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2014	Resolved
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2014	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2014	Archived
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2014	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2014	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2013	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2013	Resolved
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2013	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2013	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2013	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2013	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2013	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2013	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2012	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2012	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2012	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2012	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.025 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2012	Archived
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.025 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2011	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.5 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2011	Resolved
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2011	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2011	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2011	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2011	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2011	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2011	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	Oct 1, 2010	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.025125 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2010	Archived
Fluoride Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 4.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	Jul 1, 2010	Resolved

66 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators and EPA took 7 formal enforcement actions against City of New Home between 2004 and 2019, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2019.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Mar 28, 2019	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	91 violations (85 health-based): Fluoride, Arsenic, Public Notice
Apr 4, 2013	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	43 violations (42 health-based): Fluoride, Public Notice
Jul 19, 2011	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	81 violations (78 health-based): Arsenic, Public Notice
Nov 3, 2009	Texas	Signed compliance agreement	37 violations (36 health-based): Fluoride
Oct 23, 2007	Texas	Signed compliance agreement	19 violations (19 health-based): Arsenic
Apr 11, 2005	Texas	Signed compliance agreement	29 violations (28 health-based): Fluoride
Jan 19, 2004	Texas	Signed compliance agreement	3 violations (3 health-based): Fluoride

What the violations mean

Arsenic

37 incidents

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Fluoride

16 incidents

Fluoride exceeded the federal limit

Excessive fluoride can cause dental and skeletal fluorosis

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 New Home draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of New Home 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