Public water system record

City of Bridgeport

Serves Bridgeport, Wise County, TX · 5,930 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Bridgeport in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

TX2490003
BRIDGEPORT
TX
5,930 served

System profile

Source water Surface water

ZIP 76426

EPA system ID TX2490003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 4
Resolved: 3
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 13

Key facts

City of Bridgeport draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Texas, August 2012.
Record on file since 1992, with 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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 REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active	No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2017	Resolved	No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	Jan 1, 2017	Resolved	No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	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
Public Notice OTHER	May 1, 2025	Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT	Oct 17, 2024	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Oct 5, 2023	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Monitoring and reporting	Aug 1, 2022	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Monitoring and reporting	Jun 1, 2021	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Monitoring and reporting	May 1, 2021	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Monitoring and reporting	Apr 1, 2021	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Monitoring and reporting	Apr 1, 2021	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Dec 30, 2019	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	May 31, 2012	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	May 1, 2012	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Mar 31, 2012	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Dec 14, 2011	Active

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for City of Bridgeport go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 28 health-based violations (28 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	0	1
2000s	16	2
2010 to October 18, 2016	12	7
October 19, 2016 to 2019	2	1
2020s	1	8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2016	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2012	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Apr 1, 2012	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Mar 1, 2012	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Feb 1, 2012	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Dec 1, 2011	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Dec 1, 2011	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Nov 1, 2011	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Oct 1, 2011	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Sep 1, 2011	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Sep 1, 2011	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Apr 1, 2011	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2007	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2007	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2006	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	Jul 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.114 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.122 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 2005	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.12 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2005	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.118 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2004	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2004	Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Bridgeport between 2006 and 2012. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2012.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Aug 1, 2012	Texas	Administrative penalty	10 violations (10 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 20, 2006	Texas	Compliance order with a penalty	12 violations (12 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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 Bridgeport draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

City of Bridgeport 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

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