Public water system record
Vega Municipal Water System
Serves Vega, Oldham County, TX · 885 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for Vega Municipal Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 23
Key facts
- Vega Municipal Water System draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, May 2018.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 479 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 3, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Vega Municipal Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 16 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 27, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 2, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 2, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Vega Municipal Water System between 2017 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2018 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations: Public Notice, E. coli |
Where the water comes from
Vega Municipal Water System draws water from 6 wells.
Annual water quality report
Vega Municipal Water System 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