Community Water System · PWS TX2050078
Rincon WSC
Operator location Taft, Texas - 50% of 36 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 4,734 served per SDWIS.
- 4,734
- People served (this PWS)
- 36
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 18
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Rincon WSC standing, mid SDWIS violation third
50% of 36 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 50% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #7,992 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Rincon WSC lands in the middle third by violation volume (36), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (4,734; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 50% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #7,992 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #889 of 3,040
- Population · TX
- 36
- Total EPA violations on record
- 50%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,578
- County
- San Patricio
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 18
- Monitoring Violations
- 16
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 18 | 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 8 | 2019 |
| Chlorine | MR | 8 | 2019 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2016 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Rincon WSC has 36 recorded EPA violations, 47% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 52% carry more. 50% of this system's own violations are health-based (18 of 36), and it ranks #7,992 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)
36 Lower than most fewer violations than 52% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 348 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/26/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/26/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/26/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/26/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/26/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/26/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/26/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/26/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/26/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/26/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/26/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/26/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/26/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/26/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/26/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/12/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/12/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/12/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Rincon WSC
18 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for TX2050078.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch
Nationwide peers
36 violations · 4,734 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Rincon WSC
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