Is City of Mount Vernon Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Franklin

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01 → 2006-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-01-31

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
Copper	104.9 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 158 µg/L	51/55	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.8 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	56.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 59.3 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	36.735 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.1 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	76.625 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 86.6 µg/L	32/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	58.355 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 64.9 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.6 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	19/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	425 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.906 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 14.7 µg/L	13/55	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	10/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	8/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	54.7 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 55 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	75.95 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 78.5 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.32 µg/L	4/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	69.0345 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 72.4 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	1.6765 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.4 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2015

57 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HYMAN, BRAD
Phone: 903-537-2252
Email: HYMAN_AGS@YAHOO.COM

Frequently asked questions about City of Mount Vernon

Is City of Mount Vernon tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in City of Mount Vernon'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 City of Mount Vernon's water?

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

How many people does City of Mount Vernon serve?

City of Mount Vernon reports serving 2,662 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Mount Vernon had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 40 violations on file for City of Mount Vernon, of which 34 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.