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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
Sweeny Refinery
Brazoria County
2,500 1 0
Victoria County Wcid 1
Victoria County
2,462 5 2
Hazy Hollow East Estates
Montgomery County
2,424 3 0
Harris County MUD 422
Harris County
2,307 1 0
City of Idalou
Lubbock County
2,250 5 2
Westwood Shores MUD
Trinity County
2,125 3 0
Montgomery County MUD 164
Montgomery County
2,076 1 0
Sandy Creek Ranches Subdivision
Travis County
2,022 1 0
City of Huntington
Angelina County
2,014 7 2
South Ellis County Water Supply
Ellis County
1,767 4 1
Generation Park Management District
Harris County
1,687 2 0
Encino Estates
Liberty County
1,650 2 1
City of Wolfe City
Hunt County
1,398 5 1
Norwood WSC
Anderson County
1,368 3 0
Crooked Creek WSC
Van Zandt County
1,182 3 0
Paxton WSC Jackson Plant
Shelby County
1,137 4 0
Carrizo Hill WSC
Dimmit County
1,050 3 0
Murvaul WSC
Panola County
999 4 0
Central Heights Utilities
Nacogdoches County
973 2 0
City of Spur
Dickens County
863 2 0
City of Moulton
Lavaca County
857 5 2
C Willow Water
Wilson County
855 3 0
Cypress Creek WSC
Tyler County
853 3 1
Lake Vista Utility
Live Oak County
834 1 0
Big Sky MUD
Denton County
813 1 0
Town of Lakewood Village
Denton County
795 4 0
The Coves WSC
Travis County
648 2 1
Oak Hills Ranch Water
Guadalupe County
624 5 0
The Landing II Subdivision
Liberty County
567 3 0
Rowena WSC
Runnels County
528 5 1
Rock Creek Resort
Grayson County
513 2 0
Spring Creek Pure Utilities
Polk County
498 4 1
Shady Oaks Water
Wilson County
432 5 0
Target Hospitality Delaware Lodge
Reeves County
391 5 0
Benbrook Village MHP
Tarrant County
357 2 1
Bruni Rural WSC
Webb County
350 5 2
Heathergate Estates
Harris County
342 2 1
Lake Utility
Henderson County
342 1 0
Crowley II Acre Subdivision
Johnson County
336 1 0
Klondike Isd
Dawson County
311 3 0
Rough Creek Lodge
Erath County
298 3 0
Bernard Oaks Subdivision
Brazoria County
294 2 0
Lake Pointe Estates
Fort Bend County
285 2 0
Dfw Golden Heights Business Park
Tarrant County
229 3 0
Mercy Ships Training Center
Smith County
226 2 0
Lakewood Trails
Montgomery County
219 2 0
Clay WSC
Burleson County
210 5 1
The District on 46
Comal County
200 3 0
Harvest Acres RV Park
Brazoria County
168 4 0
Meadowview Estates
Austin County
162 4 0
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.