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Big Wood Springs Water System

Serves an area of Wood County, TX · 252 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Big Wood Springs Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX2500019
  • DES PERES
  • MO
  • 252 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 63131
EPA system ID TX2500019

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

Key facts

  • Big Wood Springs Water System draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, February 2009.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 26 unknown out of 86 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 3, 2022 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 8, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 21, 2014 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Big Wood Springs Water System go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 44
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Big Wood Springs Water System in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 19, 2009 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 13 violations: Total Coliform, Public Notice

Where the water comes from

Big Wood Springs Water System draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Big Wood Springs Water System 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 Big Wood Springs Water System for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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