Public water system record
City of Bryson
Serves Bryson, Jack County, TX · 469 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 60 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Bryson in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 60
Key facts
- City of Bryson draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.118 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, November 2020.
- Record on file since 2003, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7 unknown out of 281 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.115 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.118 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 4, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 3, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 9, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 8, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 28, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for City of Bryson go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (9 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 50 |
| 2020s | 4 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.114 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.17 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.215 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Archived |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.235 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Bryson between 2005 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2020 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 1, 2015 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 2, 2005 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
5 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
City of Bryson draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Fort Belknap WSC.
Buys water from
- Fort Belknap WSC Graham, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Bryson must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask City of Bryson for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells