Public water system record
Oilton Rural WSC
Serves Oilton, Webb County, TX · 411 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 35 monitoring/reporting issues for Oilton Rural WSC 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
- 35
Key facts
- Oilton Rural WSC draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, October 2020.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 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
|
Dec 13, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 13, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 2, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 6, 2021 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 16, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 8, 2016 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 10, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Oilton Rural WSC go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 27 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1992, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Oilton Rural WSC in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2020 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 7 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, 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
Oilton Rural WSC draws water from 4 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Oilton Rural WSC.
Annual water quality report
Oilton Rural WSC 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 Oilton Rural WSC for a copy.
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