Is City of Celeste Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Archived	1993-04-01 → 1993-04-30
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2021-07-22
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2020-04-10
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2020-04-10
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30

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
Nitrate	104 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	184.9 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 257 µg/L	15/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	19.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	13.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.69 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0024 mg/L 16% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2023
TTHM	38.85 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 41.4 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.3 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	2.2425 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.26 µg/L	6/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	7.83 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	9.189 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 9.91 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.49 pCi/L 50% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.6 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	1605 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1610 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	84.04 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 84.7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2019
Arsenic	0.9300 µg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.8900 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrite	25.5 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	2.1 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Thallium, Total	0.1870 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	8.26 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2015–2019

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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COLE, SHAUNNA
Phone: 903-568-4512

Frequently asked questions about City of Celeste

Is City of Celeste tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in City of Celeste'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 Celeste's water?

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

How many people does City of Celeste serve?

City of Celeste reports serving 809 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Celeste had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 58 violations on file for City of Celeste, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.