Public water system record
City of Barstow
Serves Barstow, Ward County, TX · 750 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 44 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Barstow in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 44
Key facts
- City of Barstow buys its water from Town of Pecos City.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, July 2021.
- Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 7, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 2, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 23, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 9, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 4, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 29, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 2, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 19, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 19, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for City of Barstow go back to 1982. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 23 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020s | 1 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Fluoride, began December 1982, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 9, 1982 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Barstow between 2014 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2021 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations: Chlorine, Public Notice |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 20, 2014 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 14 violations: Chlorine, Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
City of Barstow buys its water from Town of Pecos City. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Town of Pecos City Pecos, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Barstow 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells