Prairie Grove
A missed test is not evidence of bad water. It also is not evidence of good water: for that period nobody checked.
On record since 2002: 164 violations. 73 over the limit · 30 missed or late tests · 61 notices or reports. Most recent began 2025-07-01.
For this year's test results, ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Every community system must publish one.
More violations on record than 98% of active water systems in Texas. Small systems with no staff chemist often rack up missed-test violations; big utilities rarely do.
The record, year by year
Across Texas, 60% of violations are missed or late tests and 10% are water over a limit.
How far over the limit
Lead & copper at the tap
Utilities sample taps in homes most likely to have lead pipes, and report the 90th-percentile result: 9 in 10 homes sampled came in at or below this number. Above the red line (the action level) the utility must act. The action level is not a safe level; EPA's health goal for lead is zero. EPA's file does not date these results, so they are shown highest first.
Lead, 90th percentile 1 result on file · action level 15 ppb
Open now (5)
- 2020-05-28Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2020-03-04Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2019-11-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2019-03-08Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2018-11-26Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
Every violation on record
- 2025-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1080 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0940 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0980 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM) ×2MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1030 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM) ×2MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0980 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-06-27Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2024-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1210 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1230 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1410 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1420 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1370 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1240 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2022-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1200 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2022-07-21Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2022-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1300 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2022-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1300 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2022-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1440 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2021-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1180 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2021-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1340 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2021-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1160 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2021-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1080 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2021-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1090 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2020-10-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2020-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0970 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2020-09-19Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
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- 2020-08-20Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2020-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2020-07-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2020-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2020-05-28Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2020-05-18Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2020-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1280 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2020-03-04Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2020-01-29Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2020-01-21Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2020-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1200 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2020-01-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2019-12-19Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2019-11-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2019-11-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2019-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1340 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2019-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1290 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2019-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2019-05-24Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2019-04-06Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2019-04-04Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2019-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1220 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2019-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1310 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2019-03-08Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2019-02-09Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2019-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1350 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2019-01-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2018-11-26Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
- 2018-11-26Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2018-11-12Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2018-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1330 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-08-06Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2018-07-06Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2018-07-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2018-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1310 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1330 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2018-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2018-05-15Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2018-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0950 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0950 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2018-01-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2017-09-29Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeBack in compliance
- 2017-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2017-06-06Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2017-05-01Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2017-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0900 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-03-29Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2017-01-23Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2017-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1010 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-01-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2016-11-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-10-14Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1040 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1060 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2016-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2016-06-28Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1070 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-03-15Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-02-08Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM) ×2MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0890 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-12-15Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2015-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1300 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2015-09-25Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2015-07-29Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2015-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
- 2015-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1270 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-04-28Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2015-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1320 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-02-13Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2015-01-27Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2015-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1350 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2014-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1330 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2014-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2014-09-07Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2014-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1350 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2014-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0980 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2014-03-04Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2013-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2013-07-22Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2013-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1000 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2013-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2013-04-08Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2013-04-01Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2013-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1100 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2013-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1000 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-11-27Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2012-11-20Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2012-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1110 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-08-03Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2012-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2012-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1220 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-06-27Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2012-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1360 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-03-27Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2012-01-27Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2012-01-01Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2012-01-01Combined UraniumMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2012-01-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2012-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1310 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2011-12-14Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2011-10-18Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2011-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1300 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2011-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2011-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1210 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2011-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1030 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2011-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1070 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2010-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2010-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1050 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2010-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1060 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2010-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1120 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2010-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1190 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2009-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1340 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2009-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1360 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2009-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1301 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2009-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1240 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2008-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1160 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2008-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2008-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1230 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2008-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1260 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2008-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1330 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2007-11-01Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2007-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1050 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2007-01-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
- 2003-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2002-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
System details
| Population served | 641 |
| Service connections | 239 |
| Water source | Groundwater |
| System type | Community Water System |
| Owner | Local Government |
| Status | Active |
| City | Lufkin |
| EPA ZIP on file | 75904-1628 |
Areas served
- Angelina County
Reading this record
Prairie Grove is a community water system that draws from groundwater and serves about 641 people in Lufkin, Texas. Everything above comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), where states report every violation by every public water system.
Four kinds of violation. Only one is a measurement of the water: over the limit means a test came back above a legal maximum (an MCL). A treatment lapse means a required protective step was not done, such as disinfection, filtration, fixing a defect an inspector found, or filing a lead-pipe inventory. A missed or late test means a required test was skipped or never reported. That is the most common kind, and the most misread: it does not mean the water was bad, and it does not mean the water was fine. Notices and reports covers public notices and the annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Status. “Back in compliance” means the state recorded a return to compliance. “Period ended” means the violation's compliance period is over but no return to compliance was ever filed, which is common in older records. EPA's federal copy lags state records by months, so call the utility for anything current.