Is CITY OF MERTENS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. CITY OF MERTENS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is CITY OF MERTENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

CITY OF MERTENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

MERTENS, TX · Hill County

CITY OF MERTENS Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

CITY OF MERTENS must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for CITY OF MERTENS.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Texas’s official records. Always confirm current status with Texas before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): TX1090024
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 180
Service connections: 71
Ownership: local government
Water source: groundwater (wells)

CITY OF MERTENS is one of 4,188 community water systems in Texas in the 500 or fewer people size category, serving 180 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 5 entries between 1979 and 2009, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2009.

Of the 5, 2 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, inorganic chemicals, and the Consumer Confidence Rule.

Violation history

Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2009 – December 14, 2010
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
April 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
January 1, 2009 – March 31, 2009
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Fluoride
October 25, 1984 – October 24, 1985
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Fluoride
May 24, 1979 – June 23, 1979
Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
July 1, 2009 – December 14, 2010	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
April 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
January 1, 2009 – March 31, 2009	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
October 25, 1984 – October 24, 1985	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Fluoride	Health-based	Archived
May 24, 1979 – June 23, 1979	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Fluoride	Health-based	Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

October 1, 2009State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
July 21, 2009State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
March 27, 2009State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
April 1, 1986State Formal Notice of Violation issued1 linked violation
October 25, 1984State Formal Notice of Violation issuedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
May 24, 1979Federal issued Formal Notice of Violationgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record

Common questions

Is CITY OF MERTENS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?: Yes. CITY OF MERTENS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.
When is CITY OF MERTENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?: CITY OF MERTENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.
Does CITY OF MERTENS have any open drinking water violations on record?: As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for CITY OF MERTENS.
What is a Consumer Confidence Report?: A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

CRASS, BARBARA, S

903-682-2143

MERTENS, TX 76666-0026