Public water system record
City of Saint Jo
Serves St. Jo, Montague County, TX · 881 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 72 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Saint Jo in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 72
Key facts
- City of Saint Jo draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, January 2021.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 5 lead and 0 unknown out of 397 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 15, 2020 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 9, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for City of Saint Jo go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 36 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 28 |
| 2020s | 1 | 17 |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Saint Jo between 2020 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2021 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 49 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Feb 12, 2020 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
City of Saint Jo draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Saint Jo 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