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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
R C H WSC
Rockwall County
9,204 5 1
City of Decatur Water Plant
Wise County
9,087 3 0
City of Graham
Young County
8,718 4 2
North Hopkins WSC
Hopkins County
8,253 1 0
City of Prairie View
Waller County
8,184 4 2
Tdcj Coffield Unit
Anderson County
7,965 4 0
439 WSC
Bell County
7,836 2 0
Sienna MUD 10
Fort Bend County
7,824 1 0
Tbcd West Treatment Plant
Chambers County
7,695 1 0
City of Richwood
Brazoria County
7,605 3 0
Sienna MUD 3
Fort Bend County
7,365 1 0
Bright Star-Salem SUD
Wood County
7,308 2 0
D & M WSC
Nacogdoches County
7,280 5 2
City of Kaufman
Kaufman County
7,125 3 0
Travis County MUD 4
Travis County
6,816 2 0
City of Alvarado
Johnson County
6,614 5 2
City of Iowa Park
Wichita County
6,612 5 2
Sienna MUD 4
Fort Bend County
6,435 1 0
San Diego MUD 1
Duval County
6,291 5 2
City of McGregor
McLennan County
6,037 6 2
Ingram Water Supply
Kerr County
5,955 1 0
City of Littlefield
Lamb County
5,943 2 0
City of Kermit
Winkler County
5,708 6 4
Tdcj Chase Field
Bee County
5,669 4 0
Fritch Municipal Water Supply
Hutchinson County
5,636 6 3
Fort Bend County MUD 162
Fort Bend County
5,553 2 0
City of Waller
Waller County
5,448 3 1
Tarkington SUD
Liberty County
5,265 1 0
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Tom Green County
5,241 4 1
Brazoria County MUD 55
Brazoria County
5,229 1 0
Fort Bend County MUD 194
Fort Bend County
5,211 2 0
City of Diboll
Angelina County
5,207 7 0
Sienna MUD 6
Fort Bend County
5,184 1 0
Coleman County SUD
Coleman County
5,000 6 3
City of Lytle
Atascosa County
4,860 6 1
City of Missouri City
Fort Bend County
4,847 1 0
City of Caddo Mills
Hunt County
4,688 3 1
City of Taft
San Patricio County
4,627 5 0
City of Redwater
Bowie County
4,356 6 4
City of Comanche
Comanche County
4,211 6 0
Harleton WSC
Harrison County
4,107 7 3
Dog Ridge WSC
Bell County
4,100 4 0
Rayburn Country MUD
Jasper County
4,062 6 2
Tpwd Ray Roberts Lake Isle Dubois
Denton County
4,056 2 1
Greenwood Isd
Midland County
3,945 3 1
West Wise SUD
Wise County
3,909 3 1
Gholson WSC
McLennan County
3,903 4 1
The Consolidated WSC Central System
Houston County
3,878 6 1
City of Cockrell Hill
Dallas County
3,855 1 0
City of Emory
Rains County
3,762 3 0
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.