Public water system record
Benton City WSC
Serves an area of Medina County, TX · 20,940 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Benton City WSC 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
- 1
Key facts
- Benton City WSC draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Texas, July 1998.
- Record on file since 1996, with 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,135 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Benton City WSC go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (21 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 0 |
| 2000s | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began March 2004, Resolved.
Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 34.5 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 51.1 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 26.2 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Benton City WSC in 1998. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1998 | Texas | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Benton City WSC draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Benton City WSC.
Annual water quality report
Benton City 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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