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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
Poynor Community WSC
Henderson County
1,407 4 1
West Texas Detention Center
Hudspeth County
1,402 4 2
Federal Correctional Institution la Tuna
El Paso County
1,400 7 3
Smith International
Harris County
1,400 2 2
City of Camp Wood
Real County
1,380 3 1
City of Rosebud
Falls County
1,353 2 1
Bovay Scout Ranch
Grimes County
1,347 3 1
Winkler WSC
Navarro County
1,344 8 3
Pine Harbor Subdivision
Marion County
1,314 2 1
Houston Country Club Water Plant
Harris County
1,300 2 1
City of Wallis
Austin County
1,292 4 2
Sky Harbour WSC
Hood County
1,290 2 2
Fort Bend County MUD 145 Rio Vista
Fort Bend County
1,263 1 1
Northwest Harris County MUD 24
Harris County
1,257 3 3
Zapata County San Ygnacio and Ramireno
Zapata County
1,254 6 1
Western Hills Harbor
Hood County
1,245 1 1
City of Roscoe
Nolan County
1,238 5 3
Chester WSC
Tyler County
1,237 7 3
Timberwilde MH Subdivision
Harris County
1,233 5 1
City of Alto
Cherokee County
1,225 2 0
Avalon WSC
Ellis County
1,218 6 2
City of Petersburg
Hale County
1,205 6 4
Amarillo VA Health Care System
Potter County
1,200 5 2
City of Rogers
Bell County
1,200 4 1
Harris County MUD 255
Harris County
1,185 4 1
Weston WSC
Collin County
1,185 5 2
Batesville WSC
Zavala County
1,182 5 2
City of Tye
Taylor County
1,176 5 2
West Harris County MUD 16
Harris County
1,175 2 1
Ames Minglewood WSC
Liberty County
1,174 3 1
City of Orange Grove
Jim Wells County
1,170 4 1
Shelbyville WSC
Shelby County
1,149 1 1
City of Roby
Fisher County
1,147 5 3
City of Daisetta
Liberty County
1,141 1 1
Rural WSC
Jasper County
1,141 4 1
Beechwood WSC
Sabine County
1,138 5 2
Paxton WSC Jackson Plant
Shelby County
1,137 4 0
City of Florence
Williamson County
1,136 5 3
City of Log Cabin
Henderson County
1,134 2 2
City of Star Harbor
Henderson County
1,119 9 2
The Cliffs
Palo Pinto County
1,115 5 1
G & W WSC Woodland Lakes Water System
Waller County
1,110 1 1
Deberry WSC
Panola County
1,101 3 1
Sky Ranch Retreat Center
Smith County
1,100 3 2
City of Murchison
Henderson County
1,092 6 2
City of Santa Anna
Coleman County
1,090 4 1
Dixie Isle Water System
Henderson County
1,083 4 2
Suncreek Estates Section 1
Brazoria County
1,083 3 1
Austin County WSC 1
Austin County
1,080 6 2
Starrville WSC
Smith County
1,077 2 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.