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ELM CREEK WSC: EPA violation history, explained

ELM CREEK WSC has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,620, over 1,540 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ELM CREEK WSC ranks 5,726th by violation burden (56th percentile) - 146 violations total, 2 health-baseds.

Against the TX average

TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; ELM CREEK WSC carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

ELM CREEK WSC's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-07-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 1979-02-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

ELM CREEK WSC's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is other regulated metals, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What ELM CREEK WSC's record does not cover

This is what ELM CREEK WSC reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for ELM CREEK WSC - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.