TX1070005 · Texas

CITY OF ATHENS

Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records

Violation records shown: 27
EPA health-based flag: 0
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 26

Counties listed by EPA · Henderson County, Texas

Find the utility’s annual water quality report. For current advisories, check the utility or local drinking-water authority.

Violations and what followed

Among 4 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 136 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 232 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2025 · period end December 31, 2025 · first reported March 31, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2025

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
490	February 26, 2026	Informal	State Violation/Reminder Notice
491	February 26, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification requested
498	March 27, 2026	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 231 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · period end March 31, 2025 · first reported June 26, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2025

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
487	July 28, 2025	Informal	State Violation/Reminder Notice
488	July 28, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
489	August 8, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 173 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule
Noncompliance period start June 25, 2022 · period end December 19, 2024 · first reported June 27, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 19, 2024

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
468 May 9, 2023 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice
485 December 19, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 227 · ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 226 · 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 224 · 2,4,5-TP · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 223 · 2,4-D · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 222 · Dinoseb · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 221 · Picloram · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 220 · Dalapon · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 198 · Aldicarb · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 197 · Carbofuran · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 196 · Aldicarb sulfone · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 195 · Aldicarb sulfoxide · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 194 · OXAMYL · Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 193 · CYANIDE · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 191 · Selenium · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 189 · Thallium, Total · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 188 · Beryllium, Total · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 187 · Antimony, Total · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 185 · Mercury · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 182 · Chromium · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 181 · Cadmium · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 180 · Barium · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 179 · Arsenic · Arsenic Rule
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 175 · Fluoride · Inorganic Chemicals
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2023 · first reported May 16, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
468	May 9, 2023	Informal	State Violation/Reminder Notice
485	December 19, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 172 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end March 31, 2021 · first reported August 23, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2021

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
465	June 23, 2021	Informal	State Violation/Reminder Notice
466	June 23, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
467	October 14, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
486	December 19, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification received

EPA data and scope

How to read the records

The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.

We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.

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