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Trinity Rural WSC 2

Serves an area of Trinity County and Walker County, TX · 322 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Trinity Rural WSC 2 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TX2280028
  • TRINITY
  • TX
  • 322 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 75862
EPA system ID TX2280028

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

Key facts

  • Trinity Rural WSC 2 buys its water from Trinity Rural WSC 1.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Texas, August 2023.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 145 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 0.098 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 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 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 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 4, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Trinity Rural WSC 2 go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
2020s 5 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2005, Resolved.

Show all 2 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, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Trinity Rural WSC 2 in 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 22, 2023 Texas Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

5 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 2 buys its water from Trinity Rural WSC 1. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to City of Trinity.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Trinity Rural WSC 2 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 Trinity Rural WSC 2 for a copy.

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