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Melrose WSC

Serves an area of Nacogdoches County, TX that includes Chireno · 3,130 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for Melrose WSC in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1740006
  • NACOGDOCHES
  • TX
  • 3,130 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 75961
EPA system ID TX1740006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
25

Key facts

  • Melrose WSC draws water from 7 wells.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 4, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 19, 2022 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 16, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 28, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 13, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2015 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Melrose WSC go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 130 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 108
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 19
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 9
2020s 1 14

What the violations mean

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.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Melrose WSC draws water from 7 wells. It also has an emergency connection to City of Nacogdoches.

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Annual water quality report

Melrose 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.

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Testing your own water

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