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City of Winnsboro

Serves Winnsboro, Wood County and Franklin County, TX · 3,614 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Winnsboro in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • TX2500004
  • WINNSBORO
  • TX
  • 3,614 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 75494
EPA system ID TX2500004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • City of Winnsboro draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, June 2022.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 118 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 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Mar 31, 2021 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 20, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 20, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for City of Winnsboro go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 4
2000s 3 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
2020s 2 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2005, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.126 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Winnsboro between 2006 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 14, 2022 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 26, 2006 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

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

City of Winnsboro draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Winnsboro.

Annual water quality report

City of Winnsboro 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.

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Testing your own water

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