Public water system record
City of Bartlett
Serves Bartlett, Williamson County and Bell County, TX · 2,950 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 34 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Bartlett in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 34
Key facts
- City of Bartlett draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Fluoride, 4.8 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Texas, May 2016.
- Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4.8 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4.8 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 25, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 3, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 22, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 5, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 10, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 19, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 19, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Bartlett go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (2 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 47 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 42 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3 | 19 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began May 2016, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 26, 1982 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 18, 1979 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 18, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Bartlett and issued 1 boil water order between 2015 and 2016. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2016 | Texas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 19, 2015 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice, Chlorine, Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Fluoride
2 incidentsFluoride exceeded the federal limit
Excessive fluoride can cause dental and skeletal fluorosis
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 Bartlett draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Bartlett 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