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City of Alvord

Serves an area of Wise County, TX that includes Alvord · 1,360 people served

Federal records show 15 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Alvord in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Uranium violation.

  • TX2490001
  • ALVORD
  • TX
  • 1,360 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 76225
EPA system ID TX2490001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
15
Resolved
15
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • City of Alvord draws water from 4 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Uranium, 44 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Texas, June 2018.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4 unknown out of 608 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
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 31 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 41 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 44 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 39 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 36 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 34 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 33 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 32 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 24, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 11, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 26, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for City of Alvord go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 14 5
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Alvord in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 27, 2018 Texas Compliance order (no penalty) 16 violations (16 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium

What the violations mean

Combined Uranium

10 incidents

Test results for Combined Uranium were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

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

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

5 incidents

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

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

Where the water comes from

City of Alvord draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Alvord 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

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