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Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe

Serves an area of Wheeler County, TX · 155 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • TX2420006
  • BRISCOE
  • TX
  • 155 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 79011
EPA system ID TX2420006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, October 2019.
  • Record on file since 2010, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 24 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jun 30, 2018 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
 Dec 30, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2010

EPA's records for Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 3
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 8, 2019 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe 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 Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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