Public water system record
Violet WSC
Serves an area of Nueces County, TX that includes Tierra Grande, Robstown and Petronila · 2,670 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Violet WSC 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
- 14
Key facts
- Violet WSC buys its water from City of Corpus Christi.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, September 2017.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 936 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 26, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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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.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2017 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Violet WSC go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2009, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Violet WSC in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2017 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
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
Violet WSC buys its water from City of Corpus Christi. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
Annual water quality report
Violet 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
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.
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