Public water system record
Quail Creek MUD
Serves Quail Creek, Victoria County, TX · 1,944 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Quail Creek MUD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 8
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 12
Key facts
- Quail Creek MUD draws water from 3 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Texas, April 2025.
- Record on file since 2004, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 662 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 8, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 15, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 9, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 3, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 28, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 13, 2010 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Quail Creek MUD go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2014, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Quail Creek MUD between 2014 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | Texas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Arsenic |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (2 health-based): Arsenic, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 22, 2014 | Texas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (6 health-based): Arsenic, Public Notice |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
8 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Quail Creek MUD draws water from 3 wells. 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Quail Creek MUD.
Annual water quality report
Quail Creek 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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