TX1610001 · Texas
CITY OF BAY CITY
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 14
- EPA health-based flag
- 7
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 3
Counties listed by EPA · Matagorda County, Texas
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Violations and what followed
Among 12 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 90 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Other or unclassified · Unaddressed by formal action
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 201 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start March 8, 2026 · first reported June 26, 2026
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 507 March 27, 2026 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 200 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start October 20, 2025 · period end January 2, 2026 · first reported March 31, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field January 2, 2026
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 503 December 2, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 504 January 2, 2026 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Unaddressed by formal action
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 199 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2025 · first reported March 31, 2026
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 500 November 19, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 501 November 19, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Treatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR)Violation 197 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start August 23, 2025 · period end February 4, 2026 · first reported October 1, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field February 4, 2026
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 496 September 19, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 497 September 19, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 505 January 2, 2026 Informal State Public Notification received 506 February 4, 2026 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)Violation 198 · E. COLI · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start July 22, 2025 · period end October 20, 2025 · first reported January 6, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 20, 2025
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 502 October 20, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved 498 November 12, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 499 November 12, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)Violation 194 · E. COLI · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start November 15, 2024 · period end March 21, 2025 · first reported May 14, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 21, 2025
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 493 March 6, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 494 March 6, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 495 March 21, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 193 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start October 2, 2024 · period end December 17, 2024 · first reported February 26, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 17, 2024
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 490 November 1, 2024 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 492 December 17, 2024 Resolving State no longer subject to Rule Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 186 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start May 6, 2024 · period end June 20, 2024 · first reported August 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 20, 2024
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 486 June 3, 2024 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 487 June 20, 2024 Resolving State no longer subject to Rule EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 188 · Arsenic · Arsenic RuleNoncompliance period start April 1, 2024 · period end June 30, 2024 · first reported August 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2024
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 488 July 3, 2024 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 489 July 3, 2024 Informal State Public Notification requested 492 December 17, 2024 Resolving State no longer subject to Rule EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 164 · Arsenic · Arsenic RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2024 · period end March 31, 2024 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2024
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 484 April 5, 2024 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 485 April 5, 2024 Informal State Public Notification requested 487 June 20, 2024 Resolving State no longer subject to Rule EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 163 · Arsenic · Arsenic RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2022 · period end September 30, 2022 · first reported September 22, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2022
5 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 479 August 19, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 480 August 19, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 481 November 18, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 482 April 17, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 483 May 19, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 160 · Arsenic · Arsenic RuleNoncompliance period start April 1, 2022 · period end June 30, 2022 · first reported June 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2022
6 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 472 June 14, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 473 June 14, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 478 June 30, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 474 July 1, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 482 April 17, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 483 May 19, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 158 · Arsenic · Arsenic RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end March 31, 2022 · first reported June 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2022
6 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 470 April 12, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 471 April 12, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 475 June 30, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 474 July 1, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 482 April 17, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 483 May 19, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 156 · Arsenic · Arsenic RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported December 20, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
6 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 467 November 18, 2021 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 468 November 18, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 469 December 7, 2021 Informal State Public Notification received 474 July 1, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 482 April 17, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 483 May 19, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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