Public water system record
City of Overton
Serves Overton, Rusk County, TX · 2,275 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 37 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Overton in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 4
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 37
Key facts
- City of Overton draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2006.
- Record on file since 2003, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 15, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 4, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 25, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 19, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for City of Overton go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6 | 33 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2007, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations 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)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | 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, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Overton in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2006 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 9 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
5 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
City of Overton draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Overton 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