Community Water System · PWS TX2010005
Minden-Brachfield WSC
Operator location Henderson, Texas - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 81 EPA violations; groundwater source; 2,346 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 2,346
- People served (this PWS)
- 81
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 5
- Health-based (this PWS)
- Untested
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Minden-Brachfield WSC standing, high SDWIS violation third
81 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 6% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Population rank #12,437 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Minden-Brachfield WSC sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (81), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,346 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 6% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.
- #12,437 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #1,519 of 3,040
- Population · TX
- 81
- Total EPA violations on record
- 6%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 782
- County
- Rusk
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 2
- Monitoring Violations
- 24
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 8 | 2004 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 7 | 2024 |
| Chlorine | MR | 7 | 2015 |
| Nitrate | MR | 6 | 2008 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2013 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 3 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 3 | 2024 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 1991 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2025 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Minden-Brachfield WSC has 81 recorded EPA violations, 69% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 31% carry more. 6% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 81), and it ranks #12,437 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
81 Around the middle fewer violations than 31% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
SDWIS compliance record for Minden-Brachfield WSC
81 violations on record for TX2010005; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch
Nationwide peers
81 violations · 2,346 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Minden-Brachfield WSC
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Texas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Texas systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
- Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems
EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.