Is Big Eddy Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Smith

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	Unaddressed	2025-12-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-27
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-27
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-03-01 → 2024-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-03-01 → 2024-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-03-01 → 2024-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-03-01 → 2024-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-06-30

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
Copper	250.7 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 625 µg/L	87/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.4575 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 32.9 µg/L	36/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	59.26 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 60.8 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	23.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45.7 µg/L	18/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.39 µg/L	16/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.65 µg/L	13/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0104 mg/L 69% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
TTHM	11.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 12.4 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	120 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	61.6 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.81 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	68.945 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 73.7 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.24 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	17.576 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 19.1 µg/L	4/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012
Ethylbenzene	1.2985 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 1.33 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	0.4800 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.1 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrite	12.9 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019

59 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GARLICK, MATTHEW
Phone: 903-730-4840
Email: matthew.garlick@libertyutilities.com

Frequently asked questions about Big Eddy

Is Big Eddy tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Big Eddy'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 Big Eddy's water?

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

How many people does Big Eddy serve?

Big Eddy reports serving 2,709 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Big Eddy had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 27 violations on file for Big Eddy, of which 0 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.