Is North Cherokee Wsc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
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.

289

health-based violations

300

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0065 µg/L	1/6	2024

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
Bromodichloromethane	32.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41.2 µg/L	69/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	109.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 123 µg/L	69/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.2 µg/L	69/69	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	146.99 µg/L 184% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 163.5 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	51.38 µg/L 86% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 99.9 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	32.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42.6 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.9 µg/L	61/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	244 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 360 µg/L	57/62	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	27/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	43.3 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 44.4 µg/L	26/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0012 mg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Lead	4.395 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	11/62	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	10/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	25.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.4 µg/L	5/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	29.625 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2012–2015
Barium	25.7 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 26 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	295.5 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 297 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	2.1 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GRIMES, SAMMY
Phone: 903-589-9988
Email: gumcreekwater@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about North Cherokee Wsc

Is North Cherokee Wsc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in North Cherokee Wsc'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 North Cherokee Wsc's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does North Cherokee Wsc serve?

North Cherokee Wsc reports serving 6,951 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has North Cherokee Wsc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 300 violations on file for North Cherokee Wsc, of which 289 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.