Is Shirley Wsc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1992-04-01 → 1992-04-30
Other	Monitoring	Archived	1992-04-01 → 1992-04-30

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	370 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 392 µg/L	51/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	223 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 714 µg/L	50/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	13.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	15.665 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.6 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	22.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.8 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.586 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.93 µg/L	33/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1.998 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8.59 µg/L	33/56	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	55.675 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 62.2 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.875 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 21.4 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	574.1 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 782 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	26.6 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.245 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	182.45 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 187 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	6.502 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7.63 µg/L	7/22	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	0.4933 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5100 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.796 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.84 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.7356 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7510 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	1.0933 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 1.12 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2014–2019

55 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 EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: REED, RANDY
Phone: 903-485-5811

Frequently asked questions about Shirley Wsc

Is Shirley Wsc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Shirley 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 Shirley Wsc's water?

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

How many people does Shirley Wsc serve?

Shirley Wsc reports serving 3,054 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Shirley Wsc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Shirley Wsc, 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.