Is Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cherokee

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

103

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chloroform	27.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	24.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.5 µg/L	61/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	36.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42.8 µg/L	61/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	20.53 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.4 µg/L	59/62	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	87.52 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 99.8 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.66 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 56.2 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	17.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	56/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.2 µg/L	55/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	9.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	52/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1045.8 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1120 µg/L	45/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	30/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	23/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1.564 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.38 µg/L	18/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	62 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0013 mg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
Barium	16.9 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	632.3 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 634 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	49.6 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 50 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2015
Chromium	2.3 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BLACK, TERRY
Phone: 936-858-4658

Frequently asked questions about Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant

Is Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, Bromoform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant serve?

Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant reports serving 2,313 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 103 violations on file for Alto Rural Wsc Coldsprings Plant, of which 20 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.