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Trinity Rural WSC 1

Serves an area of Trinity County, TX · 1,700 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Trinity Rural WSC 1 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TX2280011
  • TRINITY
  • TX
  • 1,700 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 75862
EPA system ID TX2280011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
15

Key facts

  • Trinity Rural WSC 1 draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.115 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2024.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 764 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.115 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2022 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
 Oct 13, 2023 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 21, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 21, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 22, 2020 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 22, 2020 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2017 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 16, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Trinity Rural WSC 1 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 11
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 6
2020s 4 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Trinity Rural WSC 1 in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 26, 2024 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Trinity Rural WSC 1 draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to City of Trinity. 2 other community water systems buy water from Trinity Rural WSC 1. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Trinity Rural WSC 1.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Trinity Rural WSC 1 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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