Public water system record
Nueces County WCID 5
Serves Banquete, Nueces County, TX · 912 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 26 monitoring/reporting issues for Nueces County WCID 5 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 26
Key facts
- Nueces County WCID 5 buys its water from South Texas Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, April 2016.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 0 unknown out of 226 service lines.
Check whether Nueces County WCID 5 serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 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 |
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 17, 2024 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 15, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 29, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 25, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 16, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2016 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Nueces County WCID 5 go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 38 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 19 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Nueces County WCID 5 in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2016 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 18 violations: Chlorine, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Public Notice |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
Nueces County WCID 5 buys its water from South Texas Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- South Texas Water Authority Kingsville, TX
Annual water quality report
Nueces County WCID 5 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