Public water system record
Country Lakes Water Supply
Serves an area of Panola County, TX · 144 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Country Lakes Water Supply in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Country Lakes Water Supply buys its water from City of Carthage.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, August 2012.
- Record on file since 2003, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 44 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
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Dec 1, 2025 | 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 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed 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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 12, 2024 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 5, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 6, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2003 | Active |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Country Lakes Water Supply go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 90 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 63 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 27 |
| 2020s | 3 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Country Lakes Water Supply in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2012 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 22 violations: Chlorine, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
2 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Country Lakes Water Supply buys its water from City of Carthage. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Carthage Carthage, TX
Annual water quality report
Country Lakes Water Supply 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 Country Lakes Water Supply for a copy.
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