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Public Notification Rule violations in Texas

1,694 active public water systems in Texas had a Public Notification Rule violation in the past three years, 1,694 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Public Notification Rule is and why it matters.

Health effects: No direct health risk from the notification violation itself, but delayed notification means customers may have consumed contaminated water without the chance to take protective action (boil water orders, bottled water use).

Systems with a Public Notification Rule violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Wharton County Wcid 2
Wharton County
2,200 2 1
Walker County SUD D
Walker County
2,184 1 1
City of Cottonwood Shores
Burnet County
2,157 4 3
Prairie Hill WSC
Limestone County
2,150 3 0
Magnolia Isd Magnolia West High School
Montgomery County
2,075 5 3
City of Van Horn
Culberson County
2,063 5 1
City of West Tawakoni
Hunt County
2,061 8 5
Chisholm Springs
Wise County
2,049 2 1
Hudspeth County Wcid 1
Hudspeth County
2,045 3 2
Seis Lagos Utility District
Collin County
2,037 6 4
Mount Zion WSC
Rockwall County
2,028 3 2
Birome WSC
Hill County
2,018 6 3
City of Huntington
Angelina County
2,014 7 2
Brandon-Irene WSC
Hill County
2,000 6 2
City of Rotan
Fisher County
1,983 7 5
City of Ganado
Jackson County
1,975 5 2
Emerson Estates
Montgomery County
1,974 2 2
Airline Crossing
Midland County
1,973 7 1
City of San Augustine
San Augustine County
1,971 5 1
City of Flatonia
Fayette County
1,969 5 2
Ridgecrest Water System
Grayson County
1,968 2 1
Bell County Wcid 2
Bell County
1,961 1 1
Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio
Brazoria County
1,953 4 1
Garfield WSC
Travis County
1,950 5 1
Jim Wells County Fwsd 1
Jim Wells County
1,950 7 2
Staff WSC Olden Area
Eastland County
1,929 3 1
City of Naples
Morris County
1,908 11 3
City of Tatum
Rusk County
1,902 6 1
Phelps SUD
Walker County
1,900 2 2
Siesta Shores Wcid
Zapata County
1,893 5 2
Magnolia Isd Bear Branch
Montgomery County
1,880 5 3
City of Yorktown
DeWitt County
1,871 3 1
City of Mart
McLennan County
1,846 2 2
Rockin J Ranch Subdivision
Blanco County
1,839 3 1
Blocker Crossroads WSC
Harrison County
1,836 5 1
Warren WSC
Tyler County
1,834 3 1
Cypress Cove WSC
Comal County
1,825 4 3
Walker County SUD B Crabbs Prairie
Walker County
1,815 2 1
City of Linden
Cass County
1,813 9 3
Westwood Beach
Henderson County
1,812 1 1
City of Grapeland
Houston County
1,798 5 2
City of Muenster
Cooke County
1,771 3 1
Rra Arrowhead Lake Lots
Clay County
1,770 1 1
South Ellis County Water Supply
Ellis County
1,767 4 1
Comanche Harbor & Port Ocall
Hood County
1,764 3 2
Little Hope-Moore Water Supply
Van Zandt County
1,764 2 2
Bushland Isd
Potter County
1,750 4 0
Slc WSC
Limestone County
1,749 7 5
City of Tenaha
Shelby County
1,746 6 4
City of Crosbyton
Crosby County
1,741 4 1
About this data

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