Is Gary Wsc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Panola

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

296

health-based violations

516

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	2400 µg/L 185% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3400 µg/L	197/202	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	13 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 95 µg/L	101/202	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	6.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.62 µg/L	51/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	17.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.3 µg/L	47/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	42.95 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 44.4 µg/L	46/47	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	236.78 µg/L 296% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 291.4 µg/L	45/48	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	152.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 215.1 µg/L	43/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	33.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.3 µg/L	42/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	74.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 104 µg/L	42/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	40/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	37/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	31/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	90.545 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 95.9 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	13.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	13/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00084 mg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Fluoride	932.2 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 938 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	50.9 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 51 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	31.88 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 32 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Selenium	4.555 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Arsenic	2.1 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.5600 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2012

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: THORSON, KENNY
Phone: 903-685-2225

Frequently asked questions about Gary Wsc

Is Gary Wsc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Gary Wsc's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Gary Wsc's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Gary Wsc serve?

Gary Wsc reports serving 1,050 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Gary Wsc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 516 violations on file for Gary Wsc, of which 296 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 10 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.