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Salem Elm Ridge WSC

Serves an area of Milam County, TX · 1,371 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Salem Elm Ridge WSC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1660013
  • CAMERON
  • TX
  • 1,371 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 76520
EPA system ID TX1660013

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Salem Elm Ridge WSC buys its water from City of Cameron and Central Texas WSC.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Texas, November 2016.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 180 unknown out of 511 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved Yes
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Sep 3, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 16, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 4, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 2, 2009 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Salem Elm Ridge WSC go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 10 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 1 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule, began September 2016, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 3, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.129 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.127 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.114 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.127 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.115 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Salem Elm Ridge WSC and issued 1 boil water order between 2015 and 2016. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 14, 2016 Texas Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Aug 24, 2015 Texas Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

2 incidents

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

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

Salem Elm Ridge WSC buys its water from City of Cameron and Central Texas WSC. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Salem Elm Ridge 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.

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

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