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Westwood Shores MUD

Serves Westwood Shores, Trinity County, TX · 2,125 people served

Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Westwood Shores MUD 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.

  • TX2280016
  • TRINITY
  • TX
  • 2,125 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 75862
EPA system ID TX2280016

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
13
Resolved
11
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Westwood Shores MUD draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.125 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, September 2023.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 803 unknown out of 803 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 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 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 0.125 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 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 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 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 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 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 0.102 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 0.106 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 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
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, 2017 Resolved No
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, 2016 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 16, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 17, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 16, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 5, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 10, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Westwood Shores MUD go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 9 10

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

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 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)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Westwood Shores MUD between 2017 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 12, 2023 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 20, 2017 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (6 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

11 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Westwood Shores MUD draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Trinity Rural WSC 1.

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Annual water quality report

Westwood Shores MUD 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.

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