Tapcensus

Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in Texas

1,311 active public water systems in Texas had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 313 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Palo Pinto WSC
Palo Pinto County
1,000 2 0
Murvaul WSC
Panola County
999 4 0
Hidden Forest Estates
Montgomery County
990 2 1
City of Paradise
Wise County
969 2 1
Wildwood Shores
Walker County
968 2 1
Country Club WSC
Kaufman County
957 5 3
Golinda WSC
Falls County
957 4 2
Tpwd Possum Kingdom State Park
Palo Pinto County
952 3 0
Arroyo Doble Water System
Travis County
945 4 1
City of Cross Plains
Callahan County
926 6 0
Greenwood Water System
Midland County
915 3 0
Camp Riverview
Uvalde County
914 2 0
Paxton WSC
Shelby County
908 7 0
Flint Hills Resources West
Nueces County
900 3 0
Cresson Crossroads MUD 2
Hood County
888 3 1
Magnolia Isd J L Lyons Elem
Montgomery County
858 5 3
C Willow Water
Wilson County
855 3 0
Yellow Rose Travel Plaza
Leon County
850 2 1
Chatt WSC
Hill County
846 5 3
Whippoorwill Bay Subdivision
Hood County
840 2 0
Road Ranger 270
Frio County
830 7 2
Cypress Bend Subdivision
Harris County
819 2 1
Lakewood Water
Bandera County
816 2 0
Crossroads Fellowship Church
Harris County
800 5 1
Daniel Springs Baptist Camp
Panola County
800 1 0
City of Milford
Ellis County
796 5 0
Utopia WSC
Uvalde County
780 4 1
Morton Valley WSC
Eastland County
770 5 1
Spring Forest Subdivision
Montgomery County
759 1 0
Worth Ranch
Palo Pinto County
750 3 1
North Farmersville WSC
Collin County
747 5 1
Starbase Water System
Cameron County
743 2 0
Northwoods WSC
Montgomery County
741 3 0
Hunterwood Subdivision Water System
Hood County
726 1 0
Stony Hills Water System
Denton County
723 3 1
Smith Bend WSC
Bosque County
711 5 1
Leveretts Chapel WSC
Rusk County
705 3 1
Swallows Eve
Gillespie County
700 1 0
Txdot la Salle County Sra NB
La Salle County
700 1 0
City of Cumby
Hopkins County
685 7 2
Bloomburg WSC
Cass County
681 4 1
Lexington Heights Subdivision
Montgomery County
681 3 1
City of Chillicothe
Hardeman County
675 8 5
Ira WSC
Scurry County
672 7 5
Ineos Chocolate Bayou Plant
Brazoria County
650 1 0
RR417
Bandera County
650 2 0
Rusk Rural WSC US 69 Plant
Cherokee County
648 3 0
Spring Creek Valley Estates
Harris County
645 1 0
City of Goodrich
Polk County
640 4 2
Las Palapas Tex Mex Cafe
Bexar County
640 3 1
About this data

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