Is Myrtle Springs Wsc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Van Zandt

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
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2022-10-15
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2022-08-21
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2022-03-24
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2021-03-11
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30

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	310.8 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1600 µg/L	55/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	173 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 176 µg/L	42/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.824 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.5 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	33.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44.1 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	22.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.7 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.77 µg/L	27/34	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	58.315 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 58.9 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.615 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	132.6 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 148 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2023
Barium	108.2 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.99 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.2 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	7/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	133 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 158 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	21.105 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.2 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.8550 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	4/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.69 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2.19 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.2 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2015–2017

56 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KIMBREW, JOHN
Phone: 903-865-8402

Frequently asked questions about Myrtle Springs Wsc

Is Myrtle Springs Wsc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Myrtle Springs 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 Myrtle Springs 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 Myrtle Springs Wsc serve?

Myrtle Springs Wsc reports serving 2,289 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Myrtle Springs Wsc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 68 violations on file for Myrtle Springs Wsc, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 5 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.