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Cyanide violations in Texas

104 active public water systems in Texas had a Cyanide violation in the past three years. What Cyanide is and why it matters.

Health effects: Acute high-dose cyanide exposure interferes with cellular oxygen use and can cause rapid deterioration of the central nervous system, including headache, dizziness, and in severe cases, loss of consciousness. Chronic exposure at lower levels is associated with thyroid dysfunction and nerve damage. Most drinking water violations pose chronic rather than acute risk.

Systems with a Cyanide violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Aqua WSC
Bastrop County
86,325 5 1
Johnson County SUD
Johnson County
65,517 2 0
City of Sherman
Grayson County
43,645 2 0
Bethesda WSC
Johnson County
33,441 2 0
City of Kerrville
Kerr County
30,530 3 0
Benbrook Water Authority
Tarrant County
25,616 3 0
Acton MUD
Hood County
20,458 2 0
City of Athens
Henderson County
17,934 6 0
City of Uvalde
Uvalde County
17,450 3 0
City of Jacksonville
Cherokee County
14,420 3 0
City of Willis
Montgomery County
14,133 9 2
City of Van Alstyne
Grayson County
10,644 7 0
Harris County Wcid 109
Harris County
10,134 2 0
Concord Robbins WSC
Leon County
10,035 5 1
Sagemeadow Utility District
Harris County
6,975 2 0
Two Way SUD
Grayson County
6,804 3 0
North Park Pud
Harris County
6,708 3 0
Brazoria County MUD 25
Brazoria County
5,250 3 0
Bethany SUD
Johnson County
4,503 3 1
Thunderbird Utility District 1
Fort Bend County
4,203 3 0
City of Whitesboro
Grayson County
4,192 3 0
South Newton WSC
Newton County
3,729 4 0
Northwest Grayson County Wcid 1
Grayson County
3,615 6 4
City of Bandera
Bandera County
3,231 5 0
City of Gunter
Grayson County
2,883 2 0
City of Huntington
Angelina County
2,014 7 2
City of Naples
Morris County
1,908 11 3
City of Linden
Cass County
1,813 9 3
Black Rock WSC
Denton County
1,764 3 0
Glendale WSC
Trinity County
1,458 10 4
Foxbane Estates PWS
Denton County
1,455 4 0
Whippoorwill Bay Subdivision
Hood County
840 2 0
Fulbrook Subdivision Water Plant
Fort Bend County
807 6 0
Ruby Ranch WSC
Hays County
738 2 0
Selkirk WSC
Matagorda County
678 3 0
Old Chisolm Estates
Wise County
546 5 0
Church Hill WSC
Rusk County
516 6 1
Pine Colony Mobile Home Park
Brazoria County
450 11 4
Buchanan Lake Village
Llano County
425 11 3
Nci Building Systems
Harris County
403 5 3
Doucette Water System
Tyler County
399 9 2
Willow Wood Addition Meadow Vista
Denton County
375 3 0
Lakeside Estates Subdivision
Waller County
366 12 6
Frf Water Systems 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cooke County
363 4 0
Fishermans Paradise
Johnson County
351 6 0
Songbird Addition
Denton County
342 4 0
Texas Country Water
Comal County
321 7 0
Rolling Oaks Subdivision
Johnson County
252 7 0
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station
Rusk County
250 6 0
Rockwell Acres Water System
Randall County
250 12 4
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Cyanide, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Cyanide alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Texas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.