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South Rains SUD Exceeded Contaminant Limit in June 2026, EPA Record Shows

The Texas water system serving Emory was required to notify customers within 24 hours, according to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 1:36 p.m. ET
, a water system serving the town of , Texas, during the period from June 1 to June 30, 2026, according to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System. The system serves 3,594 people. The EPA record classifies the violation as Tier 1, requiring the system to notify its customers within 24 hours, the level used for an acute risk. The record shows no return to compliance for this violation; it may have been resolved since without the record being updated. The record states the violation, the period and the notice required. It does not state that anyone was made ill, that the water could not be drunk, or what the system did about it beyond the compliance status shown.

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