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City of Gordon

Serves an area of Palo Pinto County, TX that includes Gordon · 475 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Gordon in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1820007
  • GORDON
  • TX
  • 475 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 76453
EPA system ID TX1820007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • City of Gordon draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, October 2008.
  • Record on file since 2006, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 349 service lines.

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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 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 2, 2017 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for City of Gordon go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 6 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 1
2020s 1 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2008, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Gordon in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 23, 2008 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

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

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

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.

Where the water comes from

City of Gordon draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from City of Gordon.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Gordon 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask City of Gordon for a copy.

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