Is Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01

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	663.5 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 690 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.9365 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.06 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	23.23 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.8 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	39.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45.3 µg/L	19/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.06 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	17/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.4355 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	14/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	60 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	69.33 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 75.7 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12.36 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.3 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	5/5	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	3.91 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4.09 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	32.06 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 32.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	225 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	46.99 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 47.1 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.475 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Ethylbenzene	0.8390 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8500 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Arsenic	1.77 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	5.51 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	7.78 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.5430 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019

54 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BROWN, TERRY, LEE
Phone: 903-675-8466
Email: tbnb12@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant

Is Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy 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 Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant's water?

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

How many people does Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant serve?

Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant reports serving 834 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 4 violations on file for Bethel Ash Wsc Murphy Plant, of which 0 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.