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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Texas

875 active public water systems in Texas had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 760 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Country Lakes Water Supply
Panola County
144 6 3
American Legion Mia Post 231
Grayson County
141 6 4
Bandera County Jail & Justice Center
Bandera County
141 3 2
Pecan Valley
Kerr County
141 1 0
Whispering Oaks Water Coop
Hunt County
141 10 0
Comstock Border Patrol Station
Val Verde County
140 5 0
Meyersville School
DeWitt County
140 4 2
Skywater WSC
Castro County
140 9 6
Candelaria WSC
Presidio County
138 7 3
Chaparral Place Water System
Montgomery County
138 5 1
Crystal Lake Estates
Fort Bend County
138 2 1
Travis Body and Trailer
Harris County
137 6 3
Fowlerton WSC
La Salle County
135 6 2
Hazy Hills WSC
Travis County
135 1 1
Lakeside Water Supply 5
Tyler County
135 9 4
Remington Place
Liberty County
135 1 0
Bay Place Subdivision the
Chambers County
132 2 1
Cedar Crest Colony WSC
Hill County
132 3 1
Hill Country Lakes RV Campground
Travis County
132 4 0
Lakeside Water Supply 1
Tyler County
132 7 3
Oak Manor
Harris County
132 1 1
Autumn Acres Water System
Montgomery County
129 5 1
Sail Haven
Travis County
129 5 0
Stone Hedge Estates
Montgomery County
129 3 2
Esquire Estates II
Henderson County
126 5 2
Mackenzie Municipal Water Authority
Briscoe County
126 4 1
Delta Company Group
Harris County
125 3 2
Union Pacific Nava Car Cleaning Facility
Kinney County
125 3 1
Hamilton Estates Water System
Harris County
123 12 5
Lakeside Water Supply 3
Tyler County
123 7 4
Lakeside Water Supply 4
Tyler County
123 8 4
North Breeze MHP
Bexar County
123 4 2
Shalako Water Supply
Kerr County
123 1 1
Strawberry Estates
Wise County
123 2 1
Starbase AD Astra Phase 1a
Cameron County
121 1 1
Coleto Creek Mobile Home Park
Victoria County
120 7 1
Creekside MHC
Brazoria County
120 3 1
Eldorado Water
Matagorda County
120 4 3
Met
Montgomery County
120 2 1
Radiance WSC
Hays County
120 6 1
Saint Stephens Episcopal Church & School
Hays County
120 3 1
Sanford Municipal Water System
Hutchinson County
120 3 2
Suburban Mobile Home Park 2
Harris County
120 2 1
Umbarger Community Water Supply
Randall County
120 6 1
Cuney Rural Water Supply
Cherokee County
115 8 3
Kids Day Daycare
Comal County
115 3 2
Catalpa Villa
Randall County
114 13 4
Cox Addition Water System
Lubbock County
114 7 2
Smart Center
Brazoria County
114 3 1
Tara Park Water System
Waller County
113 13 4
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Texas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.