Is Hickory Creek Sud 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	1983-06-14 → 1984-06-13
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1979-03-22 → 1979-04-21
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1979-03-22 → 1980-03-21
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-04-03
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-04-03
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01 → 2020-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01 → 2020-12-31

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	437.5 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	76/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	97.5 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	60/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	18.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.1 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.536 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	2.975 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 51 µg/L	26/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.7355 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.79 µg/L	24/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
TTHM	31.675 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 32.8 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	1908 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2340 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	104.8 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	14.3 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Chromium	23.55 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 26 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.27 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 17.7 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	45.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	UCMR-5	2024
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	12.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.9 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	2.44 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Selenium	10.68 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5968 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6000 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019

86 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WHITE, BRAD
Phone: 903-568-4760
Email: HAYBOOGER@YAHOO.COM

Frequently asked questions about Hickory Creek Sud

Is Hickory Creek Sud tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Hickory Creek Sud'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 Hickory Creek Sud's water?

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

How many people does Hickory Creek Sud serve?

Hickory Creek Sud reports serving 5,373 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Hickory Creek Sud had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 87 violations on file for Hickory Creek Sud, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.