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Rehobeth WSC

Serves an area of Panola County, TX · 1,095 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Rehobeth WSC in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1830012
  • CARTHAGE
  • TX
  • 1,095 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 75633
EPA system ID TX1830012

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
2
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Rehobeth WSC buys its water from City of Carthage.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, March 2017.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 9, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 23, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 5, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Rehobeth WSC go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 3 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Rehobeth WSC in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 9, 2017 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

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.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Rehobeth WSC buys its water from City of Carthage. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Rehobeth 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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