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Sand Hills WSC

Serves an area of Shelby County, TX · 1,500 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Sand Hills WSC in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX2100013
  • CENTER
  • TX
  • 1,500 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 75935
EPA system ID TX2100013

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Sand Hills WSC draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Texas, May 2005.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 522 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 31, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 10, 2015 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 28, 2015 Active

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Sand Hills WSC go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 9 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.129 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.126 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.121 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sand Hills WSC in 2005. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in May 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 17, 2005 Texas Signed compliance agreement 9 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Sand Hills WSC draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to City of Center.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Sand Hills 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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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.

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