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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
EL Pinon Estates Water System
San Augustine County
156 5 0
Rds Opportunity Fund
Tarrant County
148 3 0
Meadowview Estates II
Austin County
144 3 0
Arrowhead Water System
Wilson County
141 4 0
Copper Hills Water System
Hays County
141 1 0
Westlake Village Mobile Home Park
Johnson County
132 4 0
Vista del Rio
Burnet County
126 3 0
Sunrise East Apartments
Orange County
118 2 0
Las Colinas of Kerrville
Kerr County
105 4 0
Computer Kids Preschool
Harris County
100 9 0
Tolk Station Power Plant
Lamb County
99 1 0
Jones River Bend WSC
Live Oak County
80 4 0
Boys & Girls Club of Champion Valley
Colorado County
75 2 0
Stglh Alice
Jim Wells County
74 2 0
Green Lake Estates Water Supply
Limestone County
66 11 2
LA Playa Subdivision Water System
San Augustine County
65 5 0
Spraberry Gas Plant
Midland County
56 3 0
Next Wave Energy Partners
Harris County
51 3 1
Jewett Lignite Surface Mine
Leon County
50 1 0
Countryside Acres HOA
Midland County
45 7 0
Riverfront RV Park
Kerr County
44 1 0
Radecke Road Water System
Denton County
42 2 0
1187 Business Park
Tarrant County
30 3 0
Goll Street Properties
Comal County
25 1 0
Salt Creek Midstream Man Camp
Reeves County
25 3 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.